Abstract Background Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System
(GPS), vital tools for supporting public health research, provide a framework to collect …

Based on a targeted literature review, this vision paper emphasizes the importance of
dementia-sensitive built space. The article specifically focuses on supporting spatial …

Our aging society claims for innovative tools to early detect symptoms of cognitive decline.
Several research efforts are being made to exploit sensorized smart-homes and artificial …

Spatial navigation impairments in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been suggested to
underlie patients experiencing spatial disorientation. Though many studies have highlighted …

(1) Background: Spatial cognition (SC) is one of the earliest cognitive domains to be
impaired in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD), resulting in spatial disorientation and …

The rapid increase in the senior population is posing serious challenges to national
healthcare systems. Hence, innovative tools are needed to early detect health issues …

Locomotion characteristics and movement patterns are reliable indicators of
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). This survey provides a systematic literature review of …

Spatial navigation (SN) has been reported to be one of the first cognitive domains to be
affected in Alzheimer's disease (AD), which occurs as a result of progressive …

Technological developments provide solutions to alleviate the tremendous impact on the
health and autonomy due to the impact of dementia on navigation abilities. We …

Background Orientation deficits are among the most devastating consequences of early
dementia. Digital navigation devices could overcome these deficits if adaptable to the user's …