Fact · Typing and writing speed
0.81AUC for typing, against 0.75 and 0.61 for the tapping tests
In the Giancardo study, the typing measure was comparable to or better than two clinical tapping tests, alternating finger tapping (AUC 0.75) and single key tapping (AUC 0.61).
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The performance was comparable or better than two other quantitative motor performance tests used clinically: alternating finger tapping (AUC = 0.75) and single key tapping (AUC = 0.61).”
Computer keyboard interaction as an indicator of early Parkinson's disease, Luca Giancardo et al., Scientific Reports, 2016, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1038/srep34468)- What it measures
- Both tapping tests are standard motor measures; the typing measure was taken from ordinary typing sessions.
- What it does not show
- The comparison is within one cohort of 42 patients and 43 controls. It is not a head-to-head clinical trial.