Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol: What makes an HCAP an HCAP? An adaptive architecture for measuring cognitive aging around the world
We advocate for the HCAP as a structured yet adaptable framework that prioritizes measurement precision and cultural relevance, while retaining sufficient uniformity to conduct statistical harmonization across settings. What makes an HCAP an HCAP is not a strict checklist of tests, but a commitment to rigorous, culturally respectful measurement of cognitive health in older adults around the world.
Authors
- Alden L. Gross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4678-0562)
- Jennifer Manly
- Jean N. Ikanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-733X)
- Emily M. Briceño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-8917)
- Lindsay C. Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2725-3107)
- David R. Weir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1661-2402)
- Richard N. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-218X)
- Jinkook Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-719X)
- Sneha Mani
- Kenneth M. Langa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-1836)
- Miguel Arce Rentería (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4696-6279)
- Emma L. Nichols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9005-3872)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- Michigan United (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Université Catholique du Congo (CD)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf202
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.44