Table 1 Cognitive tests used within the study.
Variable | Test | Original scale citation | Italian scale used for the study | Validity/reliability of the instrument |
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Visual memory | Brief visual memory test revised (BVMT) | Benedict et al.65 | Argento et al.66 | Test–retest reliability r = from 0.60 for trial 1 to 0.84 for trial 3 |
Verbal fluency | Category fluency | Benton et al.67 | Zarino et al.68 | Test–retest reliability r > 0.75 |
Processing speed | Trail making test (TMT)—part B | Armitage69 | Not reported | |
Working memory | Digit span backward | Weiss et al.72 | Monaco et al.73 | Test reliability = 0.89 |
Processing speed and visual perception | Symbol search (SS) | Weiss et al.72 | Orsini et al.74 | Test reliability = 0.88 |