Table 3.

Mean (standard deviation) scores for cognitive tests and questionnaires at baseline, by mode of administration.

Measure	Possible Range of Scores	Face-to-Face N=52	Telephone N=53	P-value
Global Cognitive Functioning:
Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status – Modified (TICS)	0–31	29.0 (1.91)	28.8 (2.60)	0.71
Verbal Fluency:
Letter Fluency (F,A,S)	0 to infinity	34.6 (10.88)	32.9(11.28)	0.43
Category Fluency (animals)		18.9 (5.02)	17.4 (5.3)	0.14
Verbal Learning and Memory:
CVLT
Recall List A	0–16	27.1 (5.24)	26.6 (8.18)	0.72
Recall List B	0–16	6.4 (2.20)	6.8 (3.55)	0.51
Short Delay Free Recall	0–16	7.1 (3.16)	7.6 (3.72)	0.50
Long Delay Free-Recall	0–16	7.7 (3.20)	7.5 (4.01)	0.81
Short Delay Cued Recall	0–16	9.6 (2.48)	9.4 (3.33)	0.82
Long Delay Cued Recall	0–16	8.8 (3.15)	9.4 (3.70)	0.43
Recognition	0–44	12.6 (2.15)	12.9 (2.48)	0.53
Attention/Concentration:
Digit Span Forward	0–14	7.9 (2.39)	8.0 (2.46)	0.88
Executive Function/Working Memory
Digit Span Backward	0–14	6.5 (2.07)	6.8 (2.35)	0.45
Perceived Memory:
Nurses’ Health Study scale	0–7	2.31 (1.60)	2.30 (1.84)	0.98
Sleep
Women’s Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS)	0–20	8.3 (5.20)	6.8 (4.22)	0.10
Health-Related Quality of Life
MOS SF-12 Physical Component Summary	0–100	47.8 (8.68)	45.4 (11.92)	0.25
MOS SF-12 Mental Component Summary	0–100	53.9 (8.19)	53.2 (9.05)	0.70
Depression
GDS-SF	0–15	1.29 (1.40)	1.62 (2.37)	0.39

Notes: TICS=Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status, CVLT=California Verbal Learning Test, HRQOL= Health-Related Quality of Life, Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short Form 12, GDS-SF=Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form