Table 1

Cognitive test battery used in the study

Cognitive tests
TestDuration (min)Domaine assessedAuthors
1Trail Making Test parts A and B3FlexibilityReitan17
2Stroop task3InhibitionStroop18
3N-Back task5Working memory updatingKirchner19
4Montreal Cognitive Assessment15Basic cognitive functionsNasreddine et al14
5Mill-Hill Vocabulary Test (first assessment only)15Crystallised intelligenceDeltour20
6XO letter comparison test1Processing-speed of informationSalthouse21
7Remember-Know paradigmEncoding: 2
Retention: 10
Free recall: 2
Recognition: 5
Episodic memoryGardiner22
816-item Free and Cued RecallEncoding, immediate free and cued recall, and recognition: 20 min
Retention: 20 min
Free and cued recall delayed: 3 min
Episodic memoryGrober and Buschke23