Review Of Longitudinal Study on Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART): Clustering Approach for Mobility and Cognitive Decline—Rizzo 2022

This is a brief audio review. In the article Longitudinal Study on Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART): Clustering Approach for Mobility and Cognitive Decline published, 2022 by Rizzo and Colleagues, The outcomes and key points are as noted: Sustained Attention to Response Task or SART, is a computerized neurocognitive assessment that works on the principles of go/no-go tasks and was applied to assess for clinically significant mobility and cognitive outcomes in elderly individuals. The SART test resulted in identification of community dwelling persons who are at risk for neurocognitive conditions that affect their activities of daily living as defined via a loss of independence and functional decline. 1% of the sample population/cohort exhibited significant neurocognitive and mobility loss over 4 years, 5% showed improvement, and 94% were considered healthy participants without significant neurocognitive or mobility problems.This was a Retrospective Cohort, descriptive, study, and the data was part of a Prospectively Collected Cohort Data Set. This specific study had 3468 patients who were 50 years or older and part of the larger population based study, looking at the elderly in Ireland.

Rizzo R, Knight SP, Davis JRC, Newman L, Duggan E, Kenny RA, Romero-Ortuno R. SART and Individual Trial Mistake Thresholds: Predictive Model for Mobility Decline. Geriatrics (Basel). 2021 Aug 31;6(3):85. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics6030085. PMID: 34562986; PMCID: PMC8482118.