title: The ARES test system for palm OS handheld computers.
abstract: The ARES (ANAM Readiness Evaluation System) is a cognitive testing system designed for operation on palm OS handheld computers i.e., Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). It provides an inexpensive and portable testing platform for field and clinical applications. ARES test batteries can be configured from a library of tests derived from the ANAM test system. ARES features include support of multiple users on a single PDA, a Microsoft Windows test battery authoring program, and a program for downloading, viewing, graphing, and archiving data. In validity tests, the same subjects were tested on identical ARES and conventional ANAM NeuroCog test batteries. Scores from the two platforms correlated highly, but absolute scores differed slightly. In reliability testing with the ARES Warrior battery, ARES scores were highly correlated in daily tests.
authors.affiliation: Activity Research Services, San Diego, CA, United States. elsmore@activityresearch.com
authors.forename: Timothy F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Elsmore
authors.forename: Dennis L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: Andrea N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Reeves
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008609:Mental Status Schedule / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009862:Online Systems; D011592:Psychology, Military; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*