System and method for on-site cognitive efficacy assessment
First Claim
1. A method for assessing relative levels of cognitive performance comprising:
- presenting to a test-taker a test object indicative of a cognitive function;
receiving a response to the test object from the test-taker;
calculating a score from the response;
evaluating the score against normative data to determine a performance level of the cognitive function of the test-taker; and
displaying the score and the performance level.
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Abstract
A system and method of determining diminishment in brain function in relation to at least one of specific adverse factors and specific tasks. The system involves establishing threshold levels for at least one brain function that is either affected by specific adverse factors or is used to perform specific tasks, or both. A test-taker is given a battery of tests from a portable testing unit, where the tests have been tailored to measure specific cognitive functions that can be affected by adverse factors, cognitive functions that are required to perform specific tasks, or both. Scores from the tests are compared to the threshold levels required to perform a task, and a determination is made concerning the capability of the individual to handle the task(s) in question. The portable testing unit may be connected to equipment whose use is denied for test results that fall below a normative level for the activity.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for assessing relative levels of cognitive performance comprising:
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presenting to a test-taker a test object indicative of a cognitive function;
receiving a response to the test object from the test-taker;
calculating a score from the response;
evaluating the score against normative data to determine a performance level of the cognitive function of the test-taker; and
displaying the score and the performance level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining impairment in brain function in relation to specific adverse factors comprising:
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establishing a threshold for cognitive performance for an activity;
administering to a test-taker a test on a portable testing unit, wherein the test is adapted to measure impairment due to adverse factors and to produce a score; and
determining an efficacy level of the test-taker;
wherein the determining of the efficacy level comprises comparing the score to the threshold for the activity - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for qualifying a user for an activity based upon assessing relative levels of cognitive performance comprising:
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establishing a threshold of cognitive functioning necessary for performing a particular activity;
presenting to a user a test object indicative of a cognitive function associated with an activity;
receiving a response to the test object from the user;
calculating a score from the response;
evaluating the score against the threshold to determine a performance level of the cognitive function of the user;
displaying the score and the performance level of the user; and
displaying a recommendation to the user regarding the activity based upon the score and performance level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for qualifying a user for an activity based upon assessing relative levels of cognitive performance comprising:
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means for presenting to a user a test object indicative of a cognitive function associated with an activity;
means for receiving a response to the test object from the user;
means for calculating a score from the response;
means for evaluating the score against normative data for the activity stored within a data store to determine a performance level of the cognitive function of the user; and
a display for presenting the score and the performance level of the user and for displaying a recommendation to the user regarding the activity based upon the score and performance level. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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