Practice Innovations, Vol 8(1), Mar 2023, 1-22; doi:10.1037/pri0000206
The field of neuropsychology is facing two crises: limitations in assessing instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) due to measures with poor ecological validity, and limitations in assessing culturally diverse (CD) individuals due to culturally biased measures. Novel technological solutions such as ecological momentary assessment (EMA), virtual reality (VR), and smart home technology (SHT), have been proposed and preliminarily applied to address limitations in IADL assessment as they increase ecological validity. These novel technologies also offer potential solutions to limitations in assessing CD individuals by reducing the cultural bias inherent in traditional neuropsychological assessments (e.g., minimizing language differences, avoiding Western testing procedures, and reducing the need for normative data). The present article provides a comprehensive overview of existing literature examining: (a) how each of the three novel technologies addresses limitations in IADL assessment and the evidence-base for such applications, (b) how each novel technology could potentially address limitations in the assessment of CD individuals, and (c) the evidence-base for the application of novel technologies in the assessment of IADLs among CD individuals. Conclusions and future directions are then provided. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)