Table 2.
Comparison of primary measurement approaches in University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Davis (UCD) studies
| UCSF | UCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle Measures | ||
| Physical Activity | PASE: Composite reflecting frequency and duration of physical activities (“past 7 days”); 11-item | LEAF: Life experiences questionnaire; summation frequency of physical activities (“current”); 10-items |
| Cognitive Activity | CAS: Summation of frequency of cognitive activities (“present”); 5-item | LEAF: Life experiences questionnaire; summation frequency of cognitive activities (“current”); 10-items |
| Neuropsychological Domain | ||
| Episodic Memory | CVLT-II Long Delay Free Recall | SENAS Verbal Episodic Memory |
| CVLT-II Recognition | ||
| Discriminability | ||
| Modified Benson Figure Delay | ||
| Recall | ||
| Executive Functions | Digit Span backwards | SENAS Executive Functioning |
| Modified Trail Making Test | ||
| DKEFS Design Fluency, condition 1 | ||
| Lexical Fluency (D words/60”) | ||
| Stroop Inhibition | ||
| Processing Speed | ||
| Spatial | Computerized battery [53] | WAIS-IV Digit Symbol |
| Verbal | Computerized battery [53] | — |
| Semantic Processing | Animal fluency (60”) | SENAS Semantic Memory |
PASE, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; CAS, Cognitive Activity Scale; LEAF, Lifetime Experiences Assessment Form; CVLT-II, California Verbal Learning Test, second edition; DKEFS, Delis-Kaplan Executive Functioning System; SENAS, Spanish English Neuropsychological Assessment Scales;WAIS-IV,Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale, fourth edition.