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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Oncol. 2013 Dec;40(6):10.1053/j.seminoncol.2013.09.006. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2013.09.006

Table 1.

Domains of Cognitive Function Frequently Affect by Cancer and Cancer Systemic Therapy and their Implications for Daily Activities in Older Cancer Patients

Domain Common Tests Examples of Impact on Functioning

Executive Functioning, Working Memory, Psychomotor Speed Trailmaking Parts A & B, Digit Symbol, Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT), NAB Driving Scenes, Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (TIADL), NAB Figure Drawing Ability to organize activities, arrive on time, make plans and decisions, correct errors and conceptualize.
Attention NAB Digits Forward, NAB Digits Backward Ability to pay attention to new information and process the information quickly.
Language Boston Naming Test, Category Fluency Ability to fluently bring words to mind.
Learning and Memory Logical Memory I and II Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-4), NAB List Learning Ability to learn or recall new information.
Visual spatial NAB Figure Drawing Copy Subscale Ability to integrate visual information with motor activities.