Tackling challenges in care of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias amid the COVID‐19 pandemic, now and in the future

VCT Mok, S Pendlebury, A Wong, S Alladi… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We have provided an overview on the profound impact of COVID‐19 upon older people with
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and the challenges encountered in our …

Diagnostic performance of digital cognitive tests for the identification of MCI and dementia: A systematic review

JYC Chan, STY Yau, TCY Kwok, KKF Tsoi - Ageing Research Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The use of digital cognitive tests is getting common nowadays. Older adults or
their family members may use online tests for self-screening of dementia. However, the …

Empowerment through health self-testing apps? Revisiting empowerment as a process

A Kapeller, I Loosman - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2023 - Springer
Empowerment, an already central concept in public health, has gained additional relevance
through the expansion of mobile health (mHealth). Especially direct-to-consumer self-testing …

Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination: longitudinal cohort testing for the early detection of dementia conversion

DW Scharre, S Chang, HN Nagaraja… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Significant cognitive changes as individuals' age are not being identified in a
timely manner, delaying diagnosis and treatments. Use of brief, multi-domain, self …

Synergy through integration of wearable EEG and virtual reality for mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia screening

B Lee, T Lee, H Jeon, S Lee, K Kim… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual reality (VR) technologies have shown promising potential in the early diagnosis of
dementia by enabling accessible and regular assessment. However, previous VR studies …

Cognitive training with neurofeedback using fNIRS improves cognitive function in older adults

BP Acevedo, N Dattatri, J Le, C Lappinga… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study examined the effects of a 4-week cognitive training program with neurofeedback
(CT-NF) among 86 healthy adults (M= 66.34 years, range 54–84) randomized to either a …

Feasibility and validity of ecological momentary cognitive testing among older adults with mild cognitive impairment

RC Moore, RA Ackerman, MT Russell… - Frontiers in digital …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is critical to intervene early in the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage of the Alzheimer's
disease trajectory, but traditional cognitive testing methods are costly, burdensome, and …

Introduction to the Special Issue-Neuropsychology from a distance: Psychometric properties and clinical utility of remote neurocognitive tests

R Van Patten - Journal of Clinical and Experimental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, digital technology has fundamentally altered
virtually every aspect of human life. In neuropsychology, computerized cognitive tests have …

Web-based cognitive assessment in older adults: Where do we stand?

S Belleville, AA LaPlume, R Purkart - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
There have been considerable progress documenting the properties, strengths and
limitations of web-based cognitive assessments. For the three types of assessments …

Web-and app-based tools for remote hearing assessment: a scoping review

I Almufarrij, H Dillon, P Dawes, DR Moore… - … journal of audiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Remote hearing screening and assessment may improve access to, and uptake
of, hearing care. This review, the most comprehensive to date, aimed to (i) identify and …