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Picciotto YD, Lithwick Algon A, Amit I, Vakil E, Saban W. Large-scale evidence for the validity of remote MoCA administration among people with cerebellar ataxia. Clin Neuropsychol 2024:1-17. [PMID: 39235357 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2397835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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Objective: For over half a century, studies of rare diseases using in-person cognitive tools have faced challenges, such as long study periods and small sample sizes (e.g. n = 10). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was widely employed to assess mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We aimed to validate a modified online version of the MoCA in a large sample of a rare disease (population prevalence < .01%). Method: First, we analyzed 20 previous findings (n = 1,377), comparing the MoCA scores between large groups of neurotypically healthy (NH; n = 837) and cerebellar ataxia (CA; n = 540), where studies were conducted in-person. Second, we administered the MoCA in-person to a group of NH (n = 41) and a large group of CA (n = 103). Third, we administered a video conferencing version of the MoCA to NH (n = 38) and a large group of CA (n = 83). Results: We observed no performance differences between online and in-person MoCA administration in the NH and CA groups (p > .05, η2 = 0.001), supporting reliability. Additionally, our online CA group had lower MoCA scores than the NH group (p < .001, Hedges' g = 0.68). This result is consistent with previous studies, as demonstrated by our forest plot across 20 previous in-person findings, supporting construct validity. Conclusion: The results indicate that an online screening tool is valid in a large sample of individuals with CA. Online testing is not only time and cost-effective, but facilitates disease management and monitoring, ultimately enabling early detection of MCI.
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- Yael De Picciotto
- Center for Accessible Neuropsychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for Accessible Neuropsychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for Accessible Neuropsychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychology and Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Centre, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Center for Accessible Neuropsychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Gómez-Galán R, Denche-Zamorano Á, Mendoza-Muñoz M, Pereira-Payo D, Barrios-Fernández S, Muñoz-Bermejo L. Global trends in dementia care research in the context of COVID-19: bibliometric analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1388767. [PMID: 39055696 PMCID: PMC11269157 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1388767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, producing a deterioration in the activities of daily living which can lead to the need for care provision. COVID-19 impacted their quality of life and in this care delivery. This study aimed to analyse most productive and prominent authors, the journals and countries with the highest number of publications, the most cited documents and the most used keywords. Publications were retrieved from journals indexed in the Main Collection of the Web of Science (WoS) and analysed using the traditional laws of bibliometrics. A total of 376 documents were found. The WoS categories with the highest number of publications accumulated were "Geriatric Gerontology" and "Gerontology." Clarissa Giebel was the most productive (23 papers) and most cited (with 569 citations) co-author. The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (21 papers) published the most number of documents. The manuscript "2021 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures" was the most cited. Four thematic clusters related to mental health, telemedicine, care and well-being were found among the authors' keywords. Research networks exist worldwide, with the United States of America and England leading the scientific output. These results may be of interest to researchers, publishers and professionals interested in this subject, as they provide current information on publications related to this topic.
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- Rafael Gómez-Galán
- Research Group on Physical and Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life (PHYQOL), University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, Mérida, Spain
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- Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSO), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Research Group on Physical and Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life (PHYQOL), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Health, Economy, Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Spain Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH), University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, Mérida, Spain
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- Spain Social Impact and Innovation in Health (InHEALTH), University Centre of Mérida, University of Extremadura, Mérida, Spain
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Panzavolta A, Cerami C, Caffarra P, De Vita D, Dodich A, Fonti C, L'Abbate F, Laganà V, Lavorgna L, Marra C, Papagno C, Pellegrini FF, Stracciari A, Trojano L, Iaquinta T, Ravizza A, Sternini F, Pandolfi R, Sanzone S, Calore M, Cappa SF. A digital teleneuropsychology platform for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment: from concept to certification as a medical device. Neurol Sci 2024; 45:3125-3135. [PMID: 38378904 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-024-07403-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Innovative digital solutions are shaping a new concept of dementia care, opening additional venues for prevention, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment. Hereby, we report the development of a tablet-based teleneuropsychology platform (Tenèpsia®), from concept to certification as Medical Device (MD) Class IIA, as per new MD regulation 745/2017. METHODS The platform was designed for the remote cognitive evaluation and created thanks to the effort of a collaborative working group including experts from three Italian scientific societies and Biogen Italia S.r.l. (hereafter "Biogen"), and developers from Xenia Reply and Inside AI. The development strategy was guided by converting traditional paper-and-pencil tests into digital versions while maintaining comparable neuropsychological features and optimizing patient accessibility and user experience. The experts focused on the choice and adaptation of traditional neuropsychology measures for a 45-min teleneuropsychology assessment. RESULTS The developers created a web and a mobile interface, respectively, for the professional (neuropsychologist) and non-professional (patient and caregiver) use. Recording of voice, drawing and typing information was enabled. Instant dashboards provide a quick overview of the patient's condition. Simulation activities were performed to obtain MD certification, valid across Europe. CONCLUSION Neuropsychology services will benefit from the implementation in clinics of harmonized digital tools with adequate scientific and technological standards. The use of digital cognitive testing for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment is expected to enhance patient and clinician outcomes through simplified, digital objective data collection, sparing of time and resources, with a positive impact on healthcare costs and access to treatments, reducing inequalities and delays in diagnosis and cure.
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- Andrea Panzavolta
- IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICoN) Center, Scuola Universitaria Di Studi Superiori IUSS, Piazza Della Vittoria 15, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICoN) Center, Scuola Universitaria Di Studi Superiori IUSS, Piazza Della Vittoria 15, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
- Dementia Research Center, Mondino Foundation IRCCS, Pavia, Italy.
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- Membro esperto Tavolo permanente sulle demenze del Ministero della Salute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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- IRCCS, Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Per La Ricerca Neurogenetica Odv, Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Clinica Neurologica I, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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- Membro esperto Tavolo permanente sulle demenze del Ministero della Salute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- InsideAI, Bologna, Italy
- PolitoBIOMed Lab, Politecnico Di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICoN) Center, Scuola Universitaria Di Studi Superiori IUSS, Piazza Della Vittoria 15, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Dementia Research Center, Mondino Foundation IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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Attarha M, Mahncke H, Merzenich M. The Real-World Usability, Feasibility, and Performance Distributions of Deploying a Digital Toolbox of Computerized Assessments to Remotely Evaluate Brain Health: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res 2024; 8:e53623. [PMID: 38739916 PMCID: PMC11130778 DOI: 10.2196/53623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND An ongoing global challenge is managing brain health and understanding how performance changes across the lifespan. OBJECTIVE We developed and deployed a set of self-administrable, computerized assessments designed to measure key indexes of brain health across the visual and auditory sensory modalities. In this pilot study, we evaluated the usability, feasibility, and performance distributions of the assessments in a home-based, real-world setting without supervision. METHODS Potential participants were untrained users who self-registered on an existing brain training app called BrainHQ. Participants were contacted via a recruitment email and registered remotely to complete a demographics questionnaire and 29 unique assessments on their personal devices. We examined participant engagement, descriptive and psychometric properties of the assessments, associations between performance and self-reported demographic variables, cognitive profiles, and factor loadings. RESULTS Of the 365,782 potential participants contacted via a recruitment email, 414 (0.11%) registered, of whom 367 (88.6%) completed at least one assessment and 104 (25.1%) completed all 29 assessments. Registered participants were, on average, aged 63.6 (SD 14.8; range 13-107) years, mostly female (265/414, 64%), educated (329/414, 79.5% with a degree), and White (349/414, 84.3% White and 48/414, 11.6% people of color). A total of 72% (21/29) of the assessments showed no ceiling or floor effects or had easily modifiable score bounds to eliminate these effects. When correlating performance with self-reported demographic variables, 72% (21/29) of the assessments were sensitive to age, 72% (21/29) of the assessments were insensitive to gender, 93% (27/29) of the assessments were insensitive to race and ethnicity, and 93% (27/29) of the assessments were insensitive to education-based differences. Assessments were brief, with a mean duration of 3 (SD 1.0) minutes per task. The pattern of performance across the assessments revealed distinctive cognitive profiles and loaded onto 4 independent factors. CONCLUSIONS The assessments were both usable and feasible and warrant a full normative study. A digital toolbox of scalable and self-administrable assessments that can evaluate brain health at a glance (and longitudinally) may lead to novel future applications across clinical trials, diagnostics, and performance optimization.
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McMurray J, Levy A, Pang W, Holyoke P. Psychometric Evaluation of a Tablet-Based Tool to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study. J Med Internet Res 2024; 26:e56883. [PMID: 38640480 PMCID: PMC11069099 DOI: 10.2196/56883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND With the rapid aging of the global population, the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is anticipated to surge worldwide. MCI serves as an intermediary stage between normal aging and dementia, necessitating more sensitive and effective screening tools for early identification and intervention. The BrainFx SCREEN is a novel digital tool designed to assess cognitive impairment. This study evaluated its efficacy as a screening tool for MCI in primary care settings, particularly in the context of an aging population and the growing integration of digital health solutions. OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to assess the validity, reliability, and applicability of the BrainFx SCREEN (hereafter, the SCREEN) for MCI screening in a primary care context. We conducted an exploratory study comparing the SCREEN with an established screening tool, the Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment (Qmci) screen. METHODS A concurrent mixed methods, prospective study using a quasi-experimental design was conducted with 147 participants from 5 primary care Family Health Teams (FHTs; characterized by multidisciplinary practice and capitated funding) across southwestern Ontario, Canada. Participants included health care practitioners, patients, and FHT administrative executives. Individuals aged ≥55 years with no history of MCI or diagnosis of dementia rostered in a participating FHT were eligible to participate. Participants were screened using both the SCREEN and Qmci. The study also incorporated the Geriatric Anxiety Scale-10 to assess general anxiety levels at each cognitive screening. The SCREEN's scoring was compared against that of the Qmci and the clinical judgment of health care professionals. Statistical analyses included sensitivity, specificity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability assessments. RESULTS The study found that the SCREEN's longer administration time and complex scoring algorithm, which is proprietary and unavailable for independent analysis, presented challenges. Its internal consistency, indicated by a Cronbach α of 0.63, was below the acceptable threshold. The test-retest reliability also showed limitations, with moderate intraclass correlation coefficient (0.54) and inadequate κ (0.15) values. Sensitivity and specificity were consistent (63.25% and 74.07%, respectively) between cross-tabulation and discrepant analysis. In addition, the study faced limitations due to its demographic skew (96/147, 65.3% female, well-educated participants), the absence of a comprehensive gold standard for MCI diagnosis, and financial constraints limiting the inclusion of confirmatory neuropsychological testing. CONCLUSIONS The SCREEN, in its current form, does not meet the necessary criteria for an optimal MCI screening tool in primary care settings, primarily due to its longer administration time and lower reliability. As the number of digital health technologies increases and evolves, further testing and refinement of tools such as the SCREEN are essential to ensure their efficacy and reliability in real-world clinical settings. This study advocates for continued research in this rapidly advancing field to better serve the aging population. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) RR2-10.2196/25520.
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- Josephine McMurray
- Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, ON, Canada
- Health Studies, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, ON, Canada
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- Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, ON, Canada
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- Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, ON, Canada
- Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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White LK, Hillman N, Ruparel K, Moore TM, Gallagher RS, McClellan EJ, Roalf DR, Scott JC, Calkins ME, McGinn DE, Giunta V, Tran O, Crowley TB, Zackai EH, Emanuel BS, McDonald-McGinn DM, Gur RE, Gur RC. Remote assessment of the Penn computerised neurocognitive battery in individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH : JIDR 2024; 68:369-376. [PMID: 38229473 DOI: 10.1111/jir.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Neurocognitive functioning is an integral phenotype of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome relating to severity of psychopathology and outcomes. A neurocognitive battery that could be administered remotely to assess multiple cognitive domains would be especially beneficial to research on rare genetic variants, where in-person assessment can be unavailable or burdensome. The current study compares in-person and remote assessments of the Penn computerised neurocognitive battery (CNB). METHODS Participants (mean age = 17.82, SD = 6.94 years; 48% female) completed the CNB either in-person at a laboratory (n = 222) or remotely (n = 162). RESULTS Results show that accuracy of CNB performance was equivalent across the two testing locations, while slight differences in speed were detected in 3 of the 11 tasks. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the CNB can be used in remote settings to assess multiple neurocognitive domains.
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- L K White
- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- VISN4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Human Biology and Medical Genetics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Spir Brunal MA, Posada Borrero AM, Rodriguez Guevara C, Di Dio Castagna R, Velasquez Correa JC, Gonzalez Zuluaga M. [Interventions for functionally dependent adults and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Rehabilitacion (Madr) 2024; 58:100827. [PMID: 38160494 DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2023.100827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world population, especially people from social groups in a situation of greater vulnerability among people with some functional dependency. Therefore, the aim of this review was to describe interventions during the pandemic to preserve general health, maintain function and independence, and prevent COVID-19 infection for functionally dependent adults (FDA). A systematic search in databases was carried out. Titles and abstracts of each publication were reviewed for relevance. Full-text articles were accessed by two independent reviewers. The information found was classified into three categories: 1) FDA during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2) FDA during the COVID-19 pandemic according to a specific condition (neurological conditions, sensory disabilities/impairments, and cognitive impairment), and 3) Older adults with functional dependence. The FDAs have faced difficulties and barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening strategies such as telerehabilitation is suggested to avoid deterioration or aggravation of the functionality of dependent people.
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- M A Spir Brunal
- Health Rehabilitation Group, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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- Health Rehabilitation Group, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Health Rehabilitation Group, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Health Rehabilitation Group, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Shura RD, Sapp A, Ingram PB, Brearly TW. Evaluation of telehealth administration of MMPI symptom validity scales. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2024; 46:86-94. [PMID: 38375629 DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2024.2314734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Telehealth assessment (TA) is a quickly emerging practice, offered with increasing frequency across many different clinical contexts. TA is also well-received by most patients, and there are numerous guidelines and training opportunities which can support effective telehealth practice. Although there are extensive recommended practices, these guidelines have rarely been evaluated empirically, particularly on personality measures. While existing research is limited, it does generally support the idea that TA and in-person assessment (IA) produce fairly equitable test scores. The MMPI-3, a recently released and highly popular personality and psychopathology measure has been the subject of several of those experimental or student (non-client) based studies; however, no study to date has evaluated these trends within a clinical sample. This study empirically tests for differences in TA and IA test scores on the MMPI-3 validity scores when following recommended administration procedures. METHOD Data were from a retrospective chart review. Veterans (n = 550) who underwent psychological assessment in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center ADHD evaluation clinic were contrasted between in person and telehealth assessment modalities on the MMPI-2-RF and MMPI-3. Groups were compared using t tests, chi square, and base rates. RESULTS Results suggest that there were minimal differences in elevation rates or mean scores across modality, supporting the use of TA. CONCLUSIONS This study's findings support the use of the MMPI via TA with ADHD evaluations, Veterans, and in neuro/psychological evaluation settings more generally. Observed elevation rates and mean scores of this study were notably different from those seen in other VA service clinics sampled nationally, which is an area of future investigation.
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- Robert D Shura
- Research & Academic Affairs Service Line, Salisbury VA Healthcare System, Salisbury, NC, USA
- Neurocognition Research Lab, VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Kansas Healthcare, Leavenworth VAMC, Leavenworth, KS, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
- Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Hershey, PA, USA
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Bacigalupo I, Giaquinto F, Salvi E, Carnevale G, Vaccaro R, Matascioli F, Remoli G, Vanacore N, Lorenzini P. A new national survey of centers for cognitive disorders and dementias in Italy. Neurol Sci 2024; 45:525-538. [PMID: 37592124 PMCID: PMC10791890 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06958-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION A new national survey has been carried out by the Italian Centers for Cognitive Disorders and Dementias (CCDDs). The aim of this new national survey is to provide a comprehensive description of the characteristics, organizational aspects of the CCDDs, and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A list of all national CCDDs was requested from the delegates of each Italian region. The online questionnaire is divided in two main sections: a profile section, containing information on location and accessibility, and a data collection form covering organization, services, treatments, activities, and any service interruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. RESULTS In total, 511 out of 534 (96%) facilities completed the profile section, while 450 out of 534 (84%) CCDDs also completed the data collection form. Almost half of the CCDDs (55.1%) operated for 3 or fewer days a week. About one-third of the facilities had at least two professional figures among neurologists, geriatricians and psychiatrists. In 2020, only a third of facilities were open all the time, but in 2021, two-thirds of the facilities were open. CONCLUSION This paper provides an update on the current status of CCDDs in Italy, which still shows considerable heterogeneity. The survey revealed a modest improvement in the functioning of CCDDs, although substantial efforts are still required to ensure the diagnosis and care of patients with dementia.
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- Ilaria Bacigalupo
- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Via Giano Della Bella 34, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Italian National Institute of Health FONDEM Study Group, Rome, Italy
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- Italian National Institute of Health FONDEM Study Group, Rome, Italy
- GINCO, Aware Aging Group, Como, Italy
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- Italian National Institute of Health FONDEM Study Group, Rome, Italy
- TAM Onlus, Social Cooperative, Naples, Italy
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- Neurology Section, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Via Giano Della Bella 34, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Via Giano Della Bella 34, 00161, Rome, Italy
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Binoy S, Montaser-Kouhsari L, Ponger P, Saban W. Remote assessment of cognition in Parkinson's disease and Cerebellar Ataxia: the MoCA test in English and Hebrew. Front Hum Neurosci 2024; 17:1325215. [PMID: 38259338 PMCID: PMC10800372 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1325215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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There is a critical need for accessible neuropsychological testing for basic research and translational studies worldwide. Traditional in-person neuropsychological studies are inherently difficult to conduct because testing requires the recruitment and participation of individuals with neurological conditions. Consequently, studies are often based on small sample sizes, are highly time-consuming, and lack diversity. To address these challenges, in the last decade, the utilization of remote testing platforms has demonstrated promising results regarding the feasibility and efficiency of collecting patient data online. Herein, we tested the validity and generalizability of remote administration of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test. We administered the MoCA to English and Hebrew speakers from three different populations: Parkinson's disease, Cerebellar Ataxia, and healthy controls via video conferencing. First, we found that the online MoCA scores do not differ from traditional in-person studies, demonstrating convergent validity. Second, the MoCA scores of both our online patient groups were lower than controls, demonstrating construct validity. Third, we did not find differences between the two language versions of the remote MoCA, supporting its generalizability to different languages and the efficiency of collecting binational data (USA and Israel). Given these results, future studies can utilize the remote MoCA, and potentially other remote neuropsychological tests to collect data more efficiently across multiple different patient populations, language versions, and nations.
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- Sharon Binoy
- Center for Accessible Neuropsychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Movement Disorders Division, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- Center for Accessible Neuropsychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Smith KA, Ostinelli EG, Ede R, Allard L, Thomson M, Hewitt K, Brown P, Zangani C, Jenkins M, Hinze V, Ma G, Pothulu P, Henshall C, Malhi GS, Every-Palmer S, Cipriani A. Assessing the Impact of Evidence-Based Mental Health Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Qualitative Evaluation. JMIR Ment Health 2023; 10:e52901. [PMID: 38133912 PMCID: PMC10760515 DOI: 10.2196/52901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (OxPPL) developed open-access web-based summaries of mental health care guidelines (OxPPL guidance) in key areas such as digital approaches and telepsychiatry, suicide and self-harm, domestic violence and abuse, perinatal care, and vaccine hesitancy and prioritization in the context of mental illness, to inform timely clinical decision-making. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the practice of creating evidence-based health guidelines during health emergencies using the OxPPL guidance as an example. An international network of clinical sites and colleagues (in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) including clinicians, researchers, and experts by experience aimed to (1) evaluate the clinical impact of the OxPPL guidance, as an example of an evidence-based summary of guidelines; (2) review the literature for other evidence-based summaries of COVID-19 guidelines regarding mental health care; and (3) produce a framework for response to future global health emergencies. METHODS The impact and clinical utility of the OxPPL guidance were assessed using clinicians' feedback via an international survey and focus groups. A systematic review (protocol registered on Open Science Framework) identified summaries or syntheses of guidelines for mental health care during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and assessed the accuracy of the methods used in the OxPPL guidance by identifying any resources that the guidance had not included. RESULTS Overall, 80.2% (146/182) of the clinicians agreed or strongly agreed that the OxPPL guidance answered important clinical questions, 73.1% (133/182) stated that the guidance was relevant to their service, 59.3% (108/182) said that the guidelines had or would have a positive impact on their clinical practice, 42.9% (78/182) that they had shared or would share the guidance, and 80.2% (146/182) stated that the methodology could be used during future health crises. The focus groups found that the combination of evidence-based knowledge, clinical viewpoint, and visibility was crucial for clinical implementation. The systematic review identified 2543 records, of which 2 syntheses of guidelines met all the inclusion criteria, but only 1 (the OxPPL guidance) used evidence-based methodology. The review showed that the OxPPL guidance had included the majority of eligible guidelines, but 6 were identified that had not been included. CONCLUSIONS The study identified an unmet need for web-based, evidence-based mental health care guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The OxPPL guidance was evaluated by clinicians as having a real-world clinical impact. Robust evidence-based methodology and expertise in mental health are necessary, but easy accessibility is also needed, and digital technology can materially help. Further health emergencies are inevitable and now is the ideal time to prepare, including addressing the training needs of clinicians, patients, and carers, especially in areas such as telepsychiatry and digital mental health. For future planning, guidance should be widely disseminated on an international platform, with allocated resources to support adaptive updates.
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- Katharine A Smith
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Pharmacy Department, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Pharmacy Department, The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Health, Brisbane, Australia
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- Pharmacy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Nursing and Midwifery Office, National Institute for Health and Care Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Academic Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- CADE Clinic and Mood-T, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Sen A, Tai XY. Sleep Duration and Executive Function in Adults. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2023; 23:801-813. [PMID: 37957525 PMCID: PMC10673787 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-023-01309-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the literature examining the relationship between sleep and cognition, specifically examining the sub-domain of executive function. We explore the impact of sleep deprivation and the important question of how much sleep is required for optimal cognitive performance. We consider how other sleep metrics, such as sleep quality, may be a more meaningful measure of sleep. We then discuss the putative mechanisms between sleep and cognition followed by their contribution to developing dementia. RECENT FINDINGS Sleep duration and executive function display a quadratic relationship. This suggests an optimal amount of sleep is required for daily cognitive processes. Poor sleep efficiency and sleep fragmentation are linked with poorer executive function and increased risk of dementia during follow-up. Sleep quality may therefore be more important than absolute duration. Biological mechanisms which may underpin the relationship between sleep and cognition include brain structural and functional changes as well as disruption of the glymphatic system. Sleep is an important modifiable lifestyle factor to improve daily cognition and, possibly, reduce the risk of developing dementia. The impact of optimal sleep duration and sleep quality may have important implications for every ageing individual.
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- Aayushi Sen
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Division of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Division of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford, UK
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Gregory S, Harrison J, Herrmann J, Hunter M, Jenkins N, König A, Linz N, Luz S, Mallick E, Pullen H, Welstead M, Ruhmel S, Tröger J, Ritchie CW. Remote data collection speech analysis in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease dementia: usability and acceptability results. FRONTIERS IN DEMENTIA 2023; 2:1271156. [PMID: 39081993 PMCID: PMC11285540 DOI: 10.3389/frdem.2023.1271156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Introduction Digital cognitive assessments are gathering importance for the decentralized remote clinical trials of the future. Before including such assessments in clinical trials, they must be tested to confirm feasibility and acceptability with the intended participant group. This study presents usability and acceptability data from the Speech on the Phone Assessment (SPeAk) study. Methods Participants (N = 68, mean age 70.43 years, 52.9% male) provided demographic data and completed baseline and 3-month follow-up phone based assessments. The baseline visit was administered by a trained researcher and included a spontaneous speech assessment and a brief cognitive battery (immediate and delayed recall, digit span, and verbal fluency). The follow-up visit repeated the cognitive battery which was administered by an automatic phone bot. Participants were randomized to receive their cognitive test results acer the final or acer each study visit. Participants completed acceptability questionnaires electronically acer each study visit. Results There was excellent retention (98.5%), few technical issues (n = 5), and good interrater reliability. Participants rated the assessment as acceptable, confirming the ease of use of the technology and their comfort in completing cognitive tasks on the phone. Participants generally reported feeling happy to receive the results of their cognitive tests, and this disclosure did not cause participants to feel worried. Discussion The results from this usability and acceptability analysis suggest that completing this brief battery of cognitive tests via a telephone call is both acceptable and feasible in a midlife-to-older adult population in the United Kingdom, living at risk for Alzheimer's disease.
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- Sarah Gregory
- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Scottish Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- ki:elements GmbH, Saarbrücken, Germany
- CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology) Lab, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
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- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Scottish Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Scottish Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Raritan, NJ, United States
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- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Scottish Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Weydmann G, Palmieri I, Simões RAG, Centurion Cabral JC, Eckhardt J, Tavares P, Moro C, Alves P, Buchmann S, Schmidt E, Friedman R, Bizarro L. Switching to online: Testing the validity of supervised remote testing for online reinforcement learning experiments. Behav Res Methods 2023; 55:3645-3657. [PMID: 36220950 PMCID: PMC9552715 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-022-01982-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Online experiments are an alternative for researchers interested in conducting behavioral research outside the laboratory. However, an online assessment might become a challenge when long and complex experiments need to be conducted in a specific order or with supervision from a researcher. The aim of this study was to test the computational validity and the feasibility of a remote and synchronous reinforcement learning (RL) experiment conducted during the social-distancing measures imposed by the pandemic. An additional feature of this study was to describe how a behavioral experiment originally created to be conducted in-person was transformed into an online supervised remote experiment. Open-source software was used to collect data, conduct statistical analysis, and do computational modeling. Python codes were created to replicate computational models that simulate the effect of working memory (WM) load over RL performance. Our behavioral results indicated that we were able to replicate remotely and with a modified behavioral task the effects of working memory (WM) load over RL performance observed in previous studies with in-person assessments. Our computational analyses using Python code also captured the effects of WM load over RL as expected, which suggests that the algorithms and optimization methods were reliable in their ability to reproduce behavior. The behavioral and computational validation shown in this study and the detailed description of the supervised remote testing may be useful for researchers interested in conducting long and complex experiments online.
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- Gibson Weydmann
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Humanas e da Informação, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas: Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas: Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas: Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Takakura Y, Otsuki M, Takagi R, Houkin K. A validation study for wide-range remote assessment of cognitive functions in the healthy older Japanese population: a pilot randomised crossover trial. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:575. [PMID: 37723429 PMCID: PMC10507887 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04275-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The assessment of a wide range of cognitive functions using video teleconference (VTC) systems cannot be applied in practice yet. We aimed to determine the feasibility and reliability of previously unvalidated remote cognitive function tests in Japan using common information and communication technology (ICT) devices, software, and VTC systems compared with face-to-face (FTF) assessment. METHODS The sample consisted of 26 participants from senior citizens clubs and an employment service centre in Sapporo Japan, including 11 females and 15 males (age averaged 78.6 ± 6.8 years). Tests included the RCPM, Story recall, 10/36 spatial recall, selective reminding test, SDMT, PASAT, FAB, TMT-A, TMT-B, visual cancellation task, digit span, tapping span. The experimental design was a counterbalanced crossover randomised controlled trial. Intraclass correlations (ICCs), paired-samples t-tests, Cohen's Kappa (κ) coefficients, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were calculated to compare the scores between VTC and FTF assessments. RESULTS All ICCs were significant and ranged from 0.47 (RCPM time) to 0.92 (RCPM score and PASAT), with a mean ICC of 0.75. Digit span using Cohen's Kappa (κ) coefficient was significant, but the tapping span was not. Paired samples t-test showed statistically significant differences in SDMT, RCPM time, and cancellation time. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that remote video conference-based neuropsychological tests even using familiar devices and software may be able to assess a wide range of cognitive functions in the Japanese older population. As for the processing speed tasks, we need to create our own standards for the remote condition. For the tapping span, we should consider increasing the number of trials.
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- Yuki Takakura
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-12,W-5, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-12,W-5, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
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- Institute of Health Science Innovation for Medical Care, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Salvadori E, Pantoni L. Teleneuropsychology for vascular cognitive impairment: Which tools do we have? CEREBRAL CIRCULATION - COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR 2023; 5:100173. [PMID: 37457663 PMCID: PMC10299844 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccb.2023.100173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The halt of clinical activities imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic forced clinicians to find alternative strategies to provide continuity of care and services, and led to a renewed interest in use of teleneuropsychology (TNP) to remotely assess patients. Recent TNP guidelines recommend maximizing the reproduction of standard in-person assessment, particularly through videoconferences. However, consistency of the adaptations of usual cognitive tests to videoconference needs further elucidation. This review aims at critical reviewing which cognitive tests could be recommended for a remote evaluation of patients with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) among those widely recognized as reference standards. Current evidence supports the use of global cognitive efficiency (MMSE and MoCA), verbal memory (Revised Hopkins Verbal Learning Test), and language tests (phonemic and semantic verbal fluencies, Boston Naming Test), while there is a lack of strong validity support for measures of visuospatial functions (Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure), and executive functioning and processing speed (Trail making Test, and Digit symbol or Symbol digit tests). This represents a major limitation in the evaluation of VCI because its cognitive profile in often characterized by attention and executive deficits. At present, a videoconference TNP visit appears useful for a brief evaluation of global cognitive efficiency, and to 'triage' patients towards a second level in person evaluation. In future, hybrid models of TNP based on data collected across multiple modalities, incorporating both adaptation of usual cognitive tools and new computerized tools in the supervised videoconference setting, are likely to become the best option for a comprehensive remote cognitive assessment.
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- Emilia Salvadori
- NEUROFARBA Department, Neuroscience Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Loring DW, Lah JJ, Goldstein FC. Telehealth equivalence of the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA): Results from the Emory healthy brain study (EHBS). J Am Geriatr Soc 2023; 71:1931-1936. [PMID: 36762513 PMCID: PMC10258135 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND We investigated potential differences between in-person cognitive testing and video telehealth administration of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). In addition to the MoCA, the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) were administered. METHODS MoCA scores from participants in the Emory Health Brain Study (EHBS) were contrasted based upon whether they were administered the MoCA in the standard face-to-face (F2F) assessment setting (n = 1205) or using a video telehealth administration (n = 491). All EHBS participants were self-reported to be cognitively normal. RESULTS MoCA scores did not differ across administration method (F2F MoCA = 26.6, SD = 2.4; telehealth MoCA = 26.5, SD = 2.4). The 95% confidence interval for difference in administration was small (CI = -0.16 to 0.34). When examining MoCA domain scores, administration differences were either associated with no statistically significant effect, or if present due to large sample sizes, were associated with small effects and differences <0.5 point. Telehealth patients reported slightly lower PHQ-8 scores (F2F PHQ-8 = 2.0, SD = 2.5; telehealth PHQ-8 = 1.6, SD = 2.1), although these scores are well within the normal range. No group difference in GAD-7 scores was present (F2F GAD-7 = 1.4, SD = 2.4; telehealth PHQ-8 = 1.4, SD = 2.4). DISCUSSION This report with its large sample size and between subject cohort provides complementary evidence to smaller test-retest studies, further supporting equivalence of MoCA telehealth testing to F2F MoCA administration. These findings provide additional reassurance that administration mode does not introduce systematic performance differences for MoCA test administration, thereby permitting telehealth MoCA testing to be applied confidently for both clinical and research applications.
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- David W. Loring
- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
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DuBord AY, Paolillo EW, Staffaroni AM. Remote Digital Technologies for the Early Detection and Monitoring of Cognitive Decline in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2023:19322968231171399. [PMID: 37102472 DOI: 10.1177/19322968231171399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a risk factor for cognitive decline. In neurodegenerative disease research, remote digital cognitive assessments and unobtrusive sensors are gaining traction for their potential to improve early detection and monitoring of cognitive impairment. Given the high prevalence of cognitive impairments in T2D, these digital tools are highly relevant. Further research incorporating remote digital biomarkers of cognition, behavior, and motor functioning may enable comprehensive characterizations of patients with T2D and may ultimately improve clinical care and equitable access to research participation. The aim of this commentary article is to review the feasibility, validity, and limitations of using remote digital cognitive tests and unobtrusive detection methods to identify and monitor cognitive decline in neurodegenerative conditions and apply these insights to patients with T2D.
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- Ashley Y DuBord
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Diabetes Technology Society, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Vaccaro R, Aglieri V, Rossi M, Pettinato L, Ceretti A, Colombo M, Guaita A, Rolandi E. Remote testing in Abbiategrasso (RTA): results from a counterbalanced cross-over study on direct-to-home neuropsychology with older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res 2023; 35:699-710. [PMID: 36710319 PMCID: PMC9884598 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02343-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic forced to rethink teleneuropsychology, since neuropsychological assessments started to be performed by phone or videoconference, with personal devices and without direct assistance from the clinician, a practice called "Direct-To-Home NeuroPsychology" (DTH-NP). AIMS The present study, employing a counterbalanced cross-over design, was aimed at evaluating (1) the feasibility and (2) the acceptability of DTH-NP in Italian older adults without previously diagnosed neurocognitive disorder, (3) the comparability between remote and face-to-face administration of selected neuropsychological tests. METHODS Fifty-eight community-dwelling older adults (65-85 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups performing a complete neuropsychological assessment remotely (via phone call and videoconference) and face-to-face, in a counterbalance order, 8 weeks apart. The study recruitment rate was calculated, and the number of uncompleted tests and acceptability questionnaire responses were compared between the two administration modalities. Comparability was defined as good reliability of DTH-NP (intraclass correlation coefficient) and agreement between remote and face-to-face scores (Bland-Altman plots). RESULTS Recruitment rate was 81%, with a preference for telephonic contact (79%). The acceptability analysis did not reveal any issues related to the DTH-NP assessment, even if most participants would rather repeat it face-to-face. Tests assessing short-term memory, language, and reasoning showed good comparability. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Our results point out to a good recruitment rate in a DTH-NP study in an Italian population of older adults (mean age = 80), satisfying acceptability of DTH-NP and remote-face-to-face comparability of certain verbally mediated tests. Further studies including larger samples in videoconference modality, and outpatients, could better clarify its strengths and limits.
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- Roberta Vaccaro
- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy.
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
- Camillo Golgi Geriatric Institute, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
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- Golgi Cenci Foundation, Corso San Martino, 10 20081, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Mascarenhas Fonseca L, Strong RW, Singh S, Bulger JD, Cleveland M, Grinspoon E, Janess K, Jung L, Miller K, Passell E, Ressler K, Sliwinski MJ, Verdejo A, Weinstock RS, Germine L, Chaytor NS. Glycemic Variability and Fluctuations in Cognitive Status in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes (GluCog): Observational Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment of Cognition. JMIR Diabetes 2023; 8:e39750. [PMID: 36602848 PMCID: PMC9853340 DOI: 10.2196/39750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with type 1 diabetes represent a population with important vulnerabilities to dynamic physiological, behavioral, and psychological interactions, as well as cognitive processes. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA), a methodological approach used to study intraindividual variation over time, has only recently been used to deliver cognitive assessments in daily life, and many methodological questions remain. The Glycemic Variability and Fluctuations in Cognitive Status in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes (GluCog) study uses EMA to deliver cognitive and self-report measures while simultaneously collecting passive interstitial glucose in adults with type 1 diabetes. OBJECTIVE We aimed to report the results of an EMA optimization pilot and how these data were used to refine the study design of the GluCog study. An optimization pilot was designed to determine whether low-frequency EMA (3 EMAs per day) over more days or high-frequency EMA (6 EMAs per day) for fewer days would result in a better EMA completion rate and capture more hypoglycemia episodes. The secondary aim was to reduce the number of cognitive EMA tasks from 6 to 3. METHODS Baseline cognitive tasks and psychological questionnaires were completed by all the participants (N=20), followed by EMA delivery of brief cognitive and self-report measures for 15 days while wearing a blinded continuous glucose monitor. These data were coded for the presence of hypoglycemia (<70 mg/dL) within 60 minutes of each EMA. The participants were randomized into group A (n=10 for group A and B; starting with 3 EMAs per day for 10 days and then switching to 6 EMAs per day for an additional 5 days) or group B (N=10; starting with 6 EMAs per day for 5 days and then switching to 3 EMAs per day for an additional 10 days). RESULTS A paired samples 2-tailed t test found no significant difference in the completion rate between the 2 schedules (t17=1.16; P=.26; Cohen dz=0.27), with both schedules producing >80% EMA completion. However, more hypoglycemia episodes were captured during the schedule with the 3 EMAs per day than during the schedule with 6 EMAs per day. CONCLUSIONS The results from this EMA optimization pilot guided key design decisions regarding the EMA frequency and study duration for the main GluCog study. The present report responds to the urgent need for systematic and detailed information on EMA study designs, particularly those using cognitive assessments coupled with physiological measures. Given the complexity of EMA studies, choosing the right instruments and assessment schedules is an important aspect of study design and subsequent data interpretation.
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- Luciana Mascarenhas Fonseca
- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
- Old Age Research Group (PROTER), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Human Development, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- The Silvio O Conte Center for Stress Peptide Advanced Research, Education, & Dissemination Center (SPARED), Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
- Center for Healthy Aging, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, United States
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Asensio D, Duñabeitia JA. The necessary, albeit belated, transition to computerized cognitive assessment. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1160554. [PMID: 37168430 PMCID: PMC10165007 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1160554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Cognitive assessment is a common and daily process in educational, clinical, or research settings, among others. Currently, most professionals use classic pencil-and-paper screenings, tests, and assessment batteries. However, as the SARS-CoV-2 health crisis has shown, the pencil-and-paper format is becoming increasingly outdated and it is necessary to transition to new technologies, using computerized cognitive assessments (CCA). This article discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and implications of this necessary transition that professionals should face in the immediate future, and encourages careful adoption of this change to ensure a smooth transition.
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- David Asensio
- Facultad de Lenguas y Educación, Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Lenguas y Educación, Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, Spain
- AcqVA Aurora Center, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- *Correspondence: Jon Andoni Duñabeitia,
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ter Huurne D, Possemis N, Banning L, Gruters A, König A, Linz N, Tröger J, Langel K, Verhey F, de Vugt M, Ramakers I. Validation of an Automated Speech Analysis of Cognitive Tasks within a Semiautomated Phone Assessment. Digit Biomark 2023; 7:115-123. [PMID: 37901366 PMCID: PMC10601928 DOI: 10.1159/000533188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Introduction We studied the accuracy of the automatic speech recognition (ASR) software by comparing ASR scores with manual scores from a verbal learning test (VLT) and a semantic verbal fluency (SVF) task in a semiautomated phone assessment in a memory clinic population. Furthermore, we examined the differentiating value of these tests between participants with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We also investigated whether the automatically calculated speech and linguistic features had an additional value compared to the commonly used total scores in a semiautomated phone assessment. Methods We included 94 participants from the memory clinic of the Maastricht University Medical Center+ (SCD N = 56 and MCI N = 38). The test leader guided the participant through a semiautomated phone assessment. The VLT and SVF were audio recorded and processed via a mobile application. The recall count and speech and linguistic features were automatically extracted. The diagnostic groups were classified by training machine learning classifiers to differentiate SCD and MCI participants. Results The intraclass correlation for inter-rater reliability between the manual and the ASR total word count was 0.89 (95% CI 0.09-0.97) for the VLT immediate recall, 0.94 (95% CI 0.68-0.98) for the VLT delayed recall, and 0.93 (95% CI 0.56-0.97) for the SVF. The full model including the total word count and speech and linguistic features had an area under the curve of 0.81 and 0.77 for the VLT immediate and delayed recall, respectively, and 0.61 for the SVF. Conclusion There was a high agreement between the ASR and manual scores, keeping the broad confidence intervals in mind. The phone-based VLT was able to differentiate between SCD and MCI and can have opportunities for clinical trial screening.
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- Daphne ter Huurne
- Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA), Sophie Antipolis, France
- ki elements, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Janssen Clinical Innovation, Beerse, Belgium
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- Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Hason L, Krishnan S. Spontaneous speech feature analysis for alzheimer's disease screening using a random forest classifier. Front Digit Health 2022; 4:901419. [PMID: 36465088 PMCID: PMC9712439 DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.901419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Detecting Alzheimer's disease (AD) and disease progression based on the patient's speech not the patient's speech data can aid non-invasive, cost-effective, real-time early diagnostic and repetitive monitoring in minimum time and effort using machine learning (ML) classification approaches. This paper aims to predict early AD diagnosis and evaluate stages of AD through exploratory analysis of acoustic features, non-stationarity, and non-linearity testing, and applying data augmentation techniques on spontaneous speech signals collected from AD and cognitively normal (CN) subjects. Evaluation of the proposed AD prediction and AD stages classification models using Random Forest classifier yielded accuracy rates of 82.2% and 71.5%. This will enrich the Alzheimer's research community with further understanding of methods to improve models for AD classification and addressing non-stationarity and non-linearity properties on audio features to determine the best-suited acoustic features for AD monitoring.
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Hur HJ, Jang YN, Park HY, Lee YS, Ro DH, Kang B, Song KH, Park HY. A prospective study of remote delirium screening using the modified K-4AT for COVID-19 inpatients. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:976228. [PMID: 36061272 PMCID: PMC9433641 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.976228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Delirium is a neuropsychiatric condition strongly associated with poor clinical outcomes such as high mortality and long hospitalization. In the patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), delirium is common and it is considered as one of the risk factors for mortality. For those admitted to negative-pressure isolation units, a reliable, validated and contact-free delirium screening tool is required. Materials and methods We prospectively recruited eligible patients from multiple medical centers in South Korea. Delirium was evaluated using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and 4'A's Test (4AT). The attentional component of the 4AT was modified such that respondents are required to count days, rather than months, backward in Korean. Blinded medical staff evaluated all patients and determined whether their symptoms met the delirium criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5). An independent population of COVID-19 patients was used to validate the 4AT as a remote delirium screening tool. We calculated the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Results Out of 286 general inpatients, 28 (9.8%) inpatients had delirium. In this population, the patients with delirium were significantly older (p = 0.018) than the patients without delirium, and higher proportion of males were included in the delirium group (p < 0.001). The AUC of the 4AT was 0.992 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.983-1.000] and the optimal cutoff was at 3. Of the independent COVID-19 patients, 13 of 108 (12.0%) had delirium. Demographically, the COVID-19 patients who had delirium only differed in employment status (p = 0.047) from the COVID-19 patients who did not have delirium. The AUC for remote screening using the 4AT was 0.996 (0.989-1.000). The optimal cutoff of this population was also at 3. Conclusion The modified K-4AT had acceptable reliability and validity when used to screen inpatients for delirium. More importantly, the 4AT efficiently screened for delirium during remote evaluations of COVID-19 patients, and the optimal cutoff was 3. The protocol presented herein can be used for remote screening of delirium using the 4AT.
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- Hyun Jung Hur
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Li X, Shen M, Han Z, Jiao J, Tong X. The gesture imitation test in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease dementia. Front Neurol 2022; 13:950730. [PMID: 35968306 PMCID: PMC9372402 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.950730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objectives Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer's disease dementia (ADD). This study investigated the diagnostic role of the gesture imitation test in detecting DLB and differentiating DLB from ADD. Methods A total of 63 patients with DLB, 93 patients with ADD, and 88 healthy controls were included in this study. All participants were administered the gesture imitation test, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the clock drawing test (CDT), and other neuropsychological tests. Results The patients with DLB performed worse than the healthy controls in the global scores and on every item of the gesture imitation test (p < 0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) for the global scores was 0.889 (p < 0.001) in differentiating the DLB and control groups. Item 4 was a better discriminator, with a sensitivity of 79.37% and a specificity of 79.55%. The AUC for the global scores decreased to 0.593 and the difference was marginal (p = 0.079) in differentiating the DLB and ADD groups. The patients with DLB performed worse on Items 1 and 4 compared with the patients with ADD (p = 0.040, 0.004). The gesture imitation test was positively correlated with the scores of the MMSE (r = 0.355, p = 0.017), the MoCA (r = 0.382, p = 0.010), and the CDT (r = 0.407, p = 0.005) in patients with DLB. Conclusion The gesture imitation test is an easy, rapid tool for detecting DLB and has a role in differentiating DLB from ADD, especially in Items 1 and 4.
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- Xudong Li
- Department of Cognitive Disorder, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Xudong Li
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- Department of Cognitive Disorder, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cognitive Disorder, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang, China
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Shaughnessy L, Brunton S, Chepke C, Farmer JG, Rosenzweig AS, Grossberg G. Using Telemedicine to Assess and Manage Psychosis in Neurodegenerative Diseases in Long-Term Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022; 23:1145-1152. [PMID: 35032454 PMCID: PMC8752392 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has forced a sudden global implementation of telemedicine strategies, including in long-term care (LTC) facilities where many people with dementia and Parkinson disease (PD) reside. Telemedicine offers a unique set of advantages for residents in LTC facilities if effectively supported and implemented, including expanded access to specialists in rural or underserved areas or for people with dementia who cannot travel for off-site visits. Many medical and psychiatric organizations have recently issued new or updated guidelines on the use of telemedicine. On October 22, 2020, a multidisciplinary consensus panel was convened to collate a list of best practices for LTC facilities and specialists when conducting telemedicine with residents with dementia-related psychosis or PD-related psychosis (PDP). A collaborative effort between specialists, facility administrators, and facility staff is essential for the success of telemedicine in the LTC setting. Telemedicine in LTC facilities comes with increased administrative and technical challenges that fall heavily on the shoulders of the LTC facility administrators and staff. Specialists can ease this burden by maintaining flexibility and ensuring expression of empathy and thanks to the staff who are facilitating the visits. LTC staff can provide specialists with valuable information about their patients to aid in evaluation and diagnosis. Specialists can facilitate this exchange of information by speaking to staff who work closely with the resident about any signs of hallucinations or delusions they may have observed. Educational efforts can increase staff understanding of dementia and PDP and empower them to engage with, and facilitate the resident's treatment plan. Using these strategies to take advantage of the benefits of telemedicine, specialists and LTC staff can together expand and improve care for LTC facility residents with dementia-related psychosis or PDP.
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- Lynn Shaughnessy
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Primary Care Education Consortium, Winnsboro, SC, USA; Touro University, Vallejo, CA, USA
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- Excel Psychiatric Associates and University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Huntersville, NC, USA
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Program, Center for Neurosciences, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA; Drexel College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cummings J, Lee G, Nahed P, Kambar MEZN, Zhong K, Fonseca J, Taghva K. Alzheimer's disease drug development pipeline: 2022. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2022; 8:e12295. [PMID: 35516416 PMCID: PMC9066743 DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 101.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a global health crisis. Treatments are needed to prevent, delay the onset, slow the progression, improve cognition, and reduce behavioral disturbances of AD. We review the current clinical trials and drugs in development for the treatment of AD. Methods We searched the governmental website clinicaltrials.gov where are all clinical trials conducted in the United States must be registered. We used artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) approaches to ensure comprehensive detection and characterization of trials and drugs in development. We use the Common Alzheimer's Disease Research Ontology (CADRO) to classify drug targets and mechanisms of action of drugs in the pipeline. Results As of January 25, 2022 (index date for this study) there were 143 agents in 172 clinical trials for AD. The pipeline included 31 agents in 47 trials in Phase 3, 82 agents in 94 trials in Phase 2, and 30 agents in 31 trials in Phase 1. Disease-modifying therapies represent 83.2% of the total number of agents in trials; symptomatic cognitive enhancing treatments represent 9.8% of agents in trials; and drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms comprise 6.9%. There is a diverse array of drug targets represented by agents in trials including nearly all CADRO categories. Thirty-seven percent of the candidate agents in the pipeline are repurposed drugs approved for other indications. A total of 50,575 participants are needed to fulfill recruitment requirements for all currently active clinical trials. Discussion The AD drug development pipeline has agents representing a substantial array of treatment mechanisms and targets. Advances in drug design, outcome measures, use of biomarkers, and trial conduct promise to accelerate the delivery of new and better treatments for patients with AD. Highlights There are 143 drugs in the current Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug development pipeline.Disease-modifying therapies represent 83.2% of the candidate treatments.Current trials require 50,575 participants who will donate 3,878,843 participant-weeks to clinical trials.The biopharmaceutical industry sponsors 50% of all clinical trials including 68% of Phase 3 trials.Sixty-three percent of Phase 3 trials and 46% of Phase 2 trials include non-North American clinical trial site locations indicating the global ecosystem required for AD drug development.
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- Jeffrey Cummings
- Chambers‐Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health SciencesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
- Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health SciencesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
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- Howard R. Hughes College of EngineeringDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
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- Howard R. Hughes College of EngineeringDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
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- Chambers‐Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health SciencesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
- Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health SciencesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
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- Howard R. Hughes College of EngineeringDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
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- Howard R. Hughes College of EngineeringDepartment of Computer ScienceUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)HendersonNevadaUSA
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Zeghari R, Guerchouche R, Tran-Duc M, Bremond F, Langel K, Ramakers I, Amiel N, Lemoine MP, Bultingaire V, Manera V, Robert P, König A. Feasibility Study of an Internet-Based Platform for Tele-Neuropsychological Assessment of Elderly in Remote Areas. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12040925. [PMID: 35453973 PMCID: PMC9031122 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12040925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Today, in rural isolated areas or so-called ‘medical deserts’, access to diagnosis and care is very limited. With the current pandemic crisis, now even more than ever, telemedicine platforms are gradually more employed for remote medical assessment. Only a few are tailored to comprehensive teleneuropsychological assessment of older adults. Hence, our study focuses on evaluating the feasibility of performing a remote neuropsychological assessment of older adults suffering from a cognitive complaint. 50 participants (aged 55 and older) were recruited at the local hospital of Digne-les-Bains, France. A brief neuropsychological assessment including a short clinical interview and several validated neuropsychological tests was administered in two conditions, once by Teleneuropsychology (TNP) and once by Face-to-Face (FTF) in a crossover design. Acceptability and user experience was assessed through questionnaires. Results show high agreement in most tests between the FTF and TNP conditions. The TNP was overall well accepted by the participants. However, differences in test performances were observed, which urges the need to validate TNP tests with broader samples with normative data.
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- Radia Zeghari
- Cognition Behavior Technology (CoBTeK) Lab, FRIS-Université Côte d’Azur, 06000 Nice, France; (R.G.); (F.B.); (V.M.); (P.R.); (A.K.)
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- Cognition Behavior Technology (CoBTeK) Lab, FRIS-Université Côte d’Azur, 06000 Nice, France; (R.G.); (F.B.); (V.M.); (P.R.); (A.K.)
- Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), 06902 Valbonne, France;
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- Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), 06902 Valbonne, France;
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- Cognition Behavior Technology (CoBTeK) Lab, FRIS-Université Côte d’Azur, 06000 Nice, France; (R.G.); (F.B.); (V.M.); (P.R.); (A.K.)
- Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), 06902 Valbonne, France;
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- Janssen Clinical Innovation (JCI), Janssen Research & Development, Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, 2340 Beerse, Belgium;
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- MHeNs School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, 6211 LK Maastricht, The Netherlands;
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- Consultation Mémoire, Centre Hospitalier Digne-les-Bains, 04000 Digne-les-Bains, France; (N.A.); (M.P.L.); (V.B.)
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- Consultation Mémoire, Centre Hospitalier Digne-les-Bains, 04000 Digne-les-Bains, France; (N.A.); (M.P.L.); (V.B.)
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- Consultation Mémoire, Centre Hospitalier Digne-les-Bains, 04000 Digne-les-Bains, France; (N.A.); (M.P.L.); (V.B.)
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- Cognition Behavior Technology (CoBTeK) Lab, FRIS-Université Côte d’Azur, 06000 Nice, France; (R.G.); (F.B.); (V.M.); (P.R.); (A.K.)
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- Cognition Behavior Technology (CoBTeK) Lab, FRIS-Université Côte d’Azur, 06000 Nice, France; (R.G.); (F.B.); (V.M.); (P.R.); (A.K.)
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- Cognition Behavior Technology (CoBTeK) Lab, FRIS-Université Côte d’Azur, 06000 Nice, France; (R.G.); (F.B.); (V.M.); (P.R.); (A.K.)
- Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), 06902 Valbonne, France;
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Miller AL, Wissman KT, Peterson DJ. The continued influence effect: Examining how age, retraction, and delay impact inferential reasoning. APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/acp.3939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Alyssa L. Miller
- Department of Psychology North Dakota State University Fargo ND USA
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Applications and Outcomes of Internet of Things for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia: A Scoping Review. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:6274185. [PMID: 35342749 PMCID: PMC8948545 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6274185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objectives We aimed to identify and classify the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies used for Alzheimer's disease (AD)/dementia as well as the healthcare aspects addressed by these technologies and the outcomes of the IoT interventions. Methodology. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, IEEE Explore, Web of Science, OVID, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane, and Google Scholar. In total, 13,005 papers were reviewed, 36 of which were finally selected. All the reviews were independently carried out by two researchers. In the case of any disagreement, the problem was resolved by holding a meeting and exchanging views. Due to the diversity of the reviewed studies, narrative analysis was performed. Results Among the technologies used for the patients including radio frequency identification (RFID), near field communication (NFC), ZigBee, Bluetooth, global positioning system (GPS), sensors, and cameras, the sensors were employed in 36 studies, most of which were switch and vital sign monitoring sensors. The most common aspects of AD/dementia care monitored using these technologies were activities of daily living (ADLs) in 27 studies, followed by sleep patterns and disease diagnosis in 19 and 14 studies, respectively. Sleeping, medication, vital signs, agitation, memory, social interaction, apathy, movement, tracking, and fall were other aspects monitored by IoT. Then, their outcomes were reported. Conclusion Using IoT for AD/dementia provides many opportunities for considering various aspects of this disease. Moreover, the ability to use various technologies for gathering patient-related data provides a comprehensive application for almost all aspects of the patients' care with high accuracy.
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Myers JR, Glenn JM, Madero EN, Anderson J, Mak-McCully R, Gray M, Gills JL, Harrison JE. Asynchronous Remote Assessment for Cognitive Impairment: Reliability Verification of the Neurotrack Cognitive Battery. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e34237. [PMID: 35179511 PMCID: PMC8900894 DOI: 10.2196/34237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background As evidenced by the further reduction in access to testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent, growing need for remote cognitive assessment for individuals with cognitive impairment. The Neurotrack Cognitive Battery (NCB), our response to this need, was evaluated for its temporal reliability and stability as part of ongoing validation testing. Objective The aim of this study is to assess the temporal reliability of the NCB tests (5 total) across a 1-week period and to determine the temporal stability of these measures across 3 consecutive administrations in a single day. Methods For test-retest reliability, a range of 29-66 cognitively healthy participants (ages 18-68 years) completed each cognitive assessment twice, 1 week apart. In a separate study, temporal stability was assessed using data collected from 31 different cognitively healthy participants at 3 consecutive timepoints in a single day. Results Correlations for the assessments were between 0.72 and 0.83, exceeding the standard acceptable threshold of 0.70 for temporal reliability. Intraclass correlations ranged from 0.60 to 0.84, indicating moderate to good temporal stability. Conclusions These results highlight the NCB as a brief, easy-to-administer, and reliable assessment for remote cognitive testing. Additional validation research is underway to determine the full magnitude of the clinical utility of the NCB.
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- Neurotrack Technologies Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States.,University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Neurotrack Technologies Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States
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- Neurotrack Technologies Inc, Redwood City, CA, United States
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- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Metis Cognition Ltd, Kilmington Common, United Kingdom.,Alzheimer Center, VU Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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Munro CE, Buckley R, Vannini P, DeMuro C, Sperling R, Rentz DM, Johnson K, Gatchel JR, Amariglio R. Longitudinal Trajectories of Participant- and Study Partner-Rated Cognitive Decline, in Relation to Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers and Mood Symptoms. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 13:806432. [PMID: 35173601 PMCID: PMC8841868 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.806432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Whereas discrepancies between participant- and study partner-reported cognitive concerns on the Alzheimer's disease (AD) continuum have been observed, more needs to be known regarding the longitudinal trajectories of participant- vs. study partner-reported concerns, particularly their relationship to AD biomarkers and mood symptomology. Additionally, it is unclear whether years of in-clinic data collection are needed to observe relationships with AD biomarkers, or whether more frequent, remote assessments over shorter periods of time would suffice. This study primarily sought to examine the relationships between longitudinal trajectories of participant- and study partner-rated cognitive decline and baseline biomarker levels [i.e., amyloid and tau positron emission tomography (PET)], in addition to how mood symptomatology may alter these trajectories of concerns over a 2-year period. Baseline mood was associated with longitudinal participant-rated concerns, such that participants with elevated depression and anxiety scores at baseline had decreasing concerns about cognitive decline over time (fixed estimate = -0.17, 95% CI [-0.29 to -0.05], t = -2.75, df = 457, adj. p = 0.012). A significant interaction between baseline amyloid (fixed estimate = 4.07, 95% CI [1.13-7.01], t = 2.72, df = 353, adj. p = 0.026) and tau (fixed estimate = 3.50, 95% CI [0.95-6.06], t = 2.70, df = 331, adj. p = 0.030) levels was associated with increasing study partner concerns, but not participant concerns, over time. The interaction between amyloid and study partner concerns remained significant when utilizing only the first year of concern-related data collection. Overall, these results suggest that frequent, remote assessment of study partner-reported concerns may offer additional insight into the AD clinical spectrum, as study partners appear to more accurately update their concerns over time with regard to pathology, with these concerns less influenced by participants' mood symptomatology.
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- Catherine E. Munro
- Center for Brain/Mind Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Florey Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Center for Brain/Mind Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
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- Center for Brain/Mind Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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Anderson M, Sathe N, Polacek C, Vawter J, Fritz T, Mann M, Hernandez P, Nguyen MC, Thompson J, Penderville J, Arling M, Safo S, Christopher R. Site Readiness Framework to Improve Health System Preparedness for a Potential New Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Paradigm. J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2022; 9:542-549. [PMID: 35841255 PMCID: PMC8978498 DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2022.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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New therapies that address the underlying pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), coupled with the growth of the AD population, will transform the AD care pathway and present significant challenges to health systems. We explored real-world challenges health systems may face in delivering potential new AD therapies with diverse stakeholders. Key challenges in care included integrating primary care providers into assessment and management, availability of memory care specialists, understanding payment and coverage issues and training mid-level providers to help coordinate care and serve as a shared resource across the system. This input informed a novel Site Readiness Framework for AD, comprising self-assessment exercises to identify health system capabilities and gaps and a framework of core strategies and responsive tools to help prepare to integrate new AD therapies. These resources may help health systems improve readiness to modify care pathways to integrate new therapies for AD.
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- M Anderson
- Cate Polacek, Premier Inc, Charlotte, NC, USA, E-Mail:
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Vaccaro R, Aglieri V, Rolandi E, Rossi M, Pettinato L, Ceretti A, Colombo M, Guaita A. The Remote Testing in Abbiategrasso (RTA) Study Protocol: A Counter-Balanced Crossover Trial to Assess the Feasibility of Direct-to-Home-Neuropsychology with Older People. Health (London) 2022. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2022.145043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Liu KY, Howard R, Banerjee S, Comas‐Herrera A, Goddard J, Knapp M, Livingston G, Manthorpe J, O'Brien JT, Paterson RW, Robinson L, Rossor M, Rowe JB, Sharp DJ, Sommerlad A, Suárez‐González A, Burns A. Dementia wellbeing and COVID-19: Review and expert consensus on current research and knowledge gaps. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021; 36:1597-1639. [PMID: 34043836 PMCID: PMC8237017 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In response to a commissioned research update on dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, a UK-based working group, comprising dementia researchers from a range of fields and disciplines, aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on dementia wellbeing and identify priorities for future research. METHODS We supplemented a rapid literature search (including unpublished, non-peer reviewed and ongoing studies/reports) on dementia wellbeing in the context of COVID-19 with expert group members' consensus about future research needs. From this we generated potential research questions the group judged to be relevant that were not covered by the existing literature. RESULTS Themes emerged from 141 studies within the six domains of the NHS England COVID-19 Dementia Wellbeing Pathway: Preventing Well, Diagnosing Well, Treating Well, Supporting Well, Living Well and Dying Well. We describe current research findings and knowledge gaps relating to the impact on people affected by dementia (individuals with a diagnosis, their carers and social contacts, health and social care practitioners and volunteers), services, research activities and organisations. Broad themes included the potential benefits and risks of new models of working including remote healthcare, the need for population-representative longitudinal studies to monitor longer-term impacts, and the importance of reporting dementia-related findings within broader health and care studies. CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on people affected by dementia. Researchers and funding organisations have responded rapidly to try to understand the impacts. Future research should highlight and resolve outstanding questions to develop evidence-based measures to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia.
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- Kathy Y. Liu
- Division of PsychiatryUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Division of PsychiatryUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Health PolicyLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceCare Policy and Evaluation CentreLondonUK
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- Economic and Social Research CouncilUK Research and InnovationSwindonUK
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- Department of Health PolicyLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceCare Policy and Evaluation CentreLondonUK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care WorkforceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Cambridge School of Clinical MedicineCambridgeUK
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- Dementia Research CentreQueen Square UCL Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Population Health Sciences InstituteFaculty of Medical SciencesNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUK
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- Dementia Research CentreQueen Square UCL Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Department of Brain SciencesImperial College LondonLondonUK
- UK Dementia Research InstituteCare Research and Technology Centre, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreQueen Square UCL Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental PsychologyThe University of ManchesterManchesterUK
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Makino K, Lee S, Bae S, Chiba I, Harada K, Katayama O, Shinkai Y, Shimada H. Development and validation of new screening tool for predicting dementia risk in community-dwelling older Japanese adults. J Transl Med 2021; 19:448. [PMID: 34702306 PMCID: PMC8549197 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-03121-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Established clinical assessments for detecting dementia risk often require time, cost, and face-to-face meetings. We aimed to develop a Simplified Telephone Assessment for Dementia risk (STAD) (a new screening tool utilizing telephonic interviews to predict dementia risk) and examine the predictive validity of the STAD for the incidence of dementia. METHODS We developed STAD based on a combination of literature review, statistical analysis, and expert opinion. We selected 12 binary questions on subjective cognitive complaints, depressive symptoms, and lifestyle activities. In the validation study, we used STAD for 4298 community-dwelling older adults and observed the incidence of dementia during the 24-month follow-up period. The total score of STAD ranging from 0 to 12 was calculated, and the cut-off point for dementia incidence was determined using the Youden index. The survival rate of dementia incidence according to the cut-off points was determined. Furthermore, we used a decision-tree model (classification and regression tree, CART) to enhance the predictive ability of STAD for dementia risk screening. RESULTS The cut-off point of STAD was set at 4/5. Participants scoring ≥ 5 points showed a significantly higher risk of dementia than those scoring ≤ 4 points, even after adjusting for covariates (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval], 2.67 [1.40-5.08]). A decision tree model using the CART algorithm was constructed using 12 nodes with three STAD items. It showed better performance for dementia prediction in terms of accuracy and specificity as compared to the logistic regression model, although its sensitivity was worse than the logistic regression model. CONCLUSIONS We developed a 12-item questionnaire, STAD, as a screening tool to predict dementia risk utilizing telephonic interviews and confirmed its predictive validity. Our findings might provide useful information for early screening of dementia risk and enable bridging between community and clinical settings. Additionally, STAD could be employed without face-to-face meetings in a short time; therefore, it may be a suitable screening tool for community-dwelling older adults who have negative attitudes toward clinical examination or are non-adherent to follow-up assessments in clinical trials.
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- Keitaro Makino
- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Gerontology, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
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Segura IA, Pompéia S. Feasibility of Remote Performance Assessment Using the Free Research Executive Evaluation Test Battery in Adolescents. Front Psychol 2021; 12:723063. [PMID: 34721181 PMCID: PMC8551358 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.723063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Lockdowns and other preventive measures taken to curb the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 have restricted the use of face-to-face cognitive assessment. Remote testing may be an alternative, but it should first be shown to be comparable to in-person assessment before being used more widely, during and after the pandemic. Our aim was to evaluate the suitability of online, examiner-mediated administration of an open-access battery of executive function tests (the Free Research Executive Evaluation battery, or FREE) that can be adapted considering various characteristics of diverse populations and therefore used worldwide. A total of 96 9-15-year olds (42 girls) were tested, half of whom online through video calls mediated by an examiner. Their performance was compared to that of the other 48 individuals tested face-to-face, who were matched against the online-tested participants for age, pubertal status, sex, and parental schooling. The battery consists of two tests of the following executive domains: Updating (2-Back and Number Memory tests), Inhibition (Stroop Victoria and Stroop Happy-Sad), and Switching (Color Shape and Category Switch). Answers were vocal and self-paced, and the examiner recorded accuracy and time taken to complete in-person and online tasks. Only free software is needed for the assessment. Executive measures obtained from the tasks did not differ statistically between online and in-person tested participants and effects sizes of group effects were small, thus showing that the FREE test battery holds promise for online cognitive assessment, pending confirmation in different samples and further validation studies.
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DeSouza DD, Robin J, Gumus M, Yeung A. Natural Language Processing as an Emerging Tool to Detect Late-Life Depression. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:719125. [PMID: 34552519 PMCID: PMC8450440 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.719125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Late-life depression (LLD) is a major public health concern. Despite the availability of effective treatments for depression, barriers to screening and diagnosis still exist. The use of current standardized depression assessments can lead to underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis due to subjective symptom reporting and the distinct cognitive, psychomotor, and somatic features of LLD. To overcome these limitations, there has been a growing interest in the development of objective measures of depression using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as natural language processing (NLP). NLP approaches focus on the analysis of acoustic and linguistic aspects of human language derived from text and speech and can be integrated with machine learning approaches to classify depression and its severity. In this review, we will provide rationale for the use of NLP methods to study depression using speech, summarize previous research using NLP in LLD, compare findings to younger adults with depression and older adults with other clinical conditions, and discuss future directions including the use of complementary AI strategies to fully capture the spectrum of LLD.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dellazizzo L, Léveillé N, Landry C, Dumais A. Systematic Review on the Mental Health and Treatment Impacts of COVID-19 on Neurocognitive Disorders. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11080746. [PMID: 34442390 PMCID: PMC8401453 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11080746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Objectives. The COVID-19 pandemic has had many public health impacts, especially on vulnerable individuals including adults with neurocognitive disorders (NCD). With increasing literature, this systematic literature review aimed to address the mental health effects of COVID-19 on people with NCD in addition to examine the impact of the pandemic on treatments/resources for NCD. Methods. A literature search was conducted in the electronic databases of PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Studies were included so long as they assessed the mental health or therapeutic effects of COVID-19 on NCD. Results. Among the retrieved articles, 59 met eligibility criteria. First, the pandemic and resulting self-isolation led to many detrimental effects on psychological well-being. Exacerbation and relapses of neurocognitive and behavioral symptoms were observed, as well as emergences of new psychological symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety). Second, therapeutic and community services for individuals suffering from NCD, such as social support services and outpatient clinics, were disrupted or reduced leading to postponed appointments and evaluations, as well as reduced access to medications. These issues were somewhat palliated with the growth of telemedicine. Conclusions. This systematic review highlights the extent of the effects of the pandemic, and the topics addressed should be taken into consideration by healthcare practitioners, institutions, and policymakers to ensure that proper measures are employed to protect this population from additional harm.
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- Laura Dellazizzo
- Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, 7331 Hochelaga, Montreal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada; (L.D.); (N.L.); (C.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, 7331 Hochelaga, Montreal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada; (L.D.); (N.L.); (C.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, 7331 Hochelaga, Montreal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada; (L.D.); (N.L.); (C.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Research Center of the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, 7331 Hochelaga, Montreal, QC H1N 3V2, Canada; (L.D.); (N.L.); (C.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
- Institut National de Psychiatrie Légale Philippe-Pinel, 10905 Blvd Henri-Bourassa E, Montreal, QC H1C 1H1, Canada
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Bonnechère B, Klass M, Langley C, Sahakian BJ. Brain training using cognitive apps can improve cognitive performance and processing speed in older adults. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12313. [PMID: 34112925 PMCID: PMC8192763 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91867-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Managing age-related decrease of cognitive function is an important public health challenge, especially in the context of the global aging of the population. Over the last years several Cognitive Mobile Games (CMG) have been developed to train and challenge the brain. However, currently the level of evidence supporting the benefits of using CMG in real-life use is limited in older adults, especially at a late age. In this study we analyzed game scores and the processing speed obtained over the course of 100 sessions in 12,000 subjects aged 60 to over 80 years. Users who trained with the games improved regardless of age in terms of scores and processing speed throughout the 100 sessions, suggesting that old and very old adults can improve their cognitive performance using CMG in real-life use.
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- Bruno Bonnechère
- REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium. .,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK.
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- Laboratory of Applied Biology and Neurophysiology, ULB Neuroscience Institute (UNI), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK
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Gosse PJ, Kassardjian CD, Masellis M, Mitchell SB. Soins virtuels pour les patients atteints de la maladie d’Alzheimer et de démences connexes à l’ère de la COVID-19 et au-delà. CMAJ 2021; 193:E878-E885. [PMID: 34099476 PMCID: PMC8203262 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201938-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Paula J Gosse
- Faculté de médecine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) et Département de médecine, Division de neurologie ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Centre des sciences de la santé Sunnybrooke, Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Masellis, Mitchell); Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Institut de recherche Sunnybrook; Institut du savoir Li Ka Shing (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael, Toronto, Ont
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- Faculté de médecine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) et Département de médecine, Division de neurologie ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Centre des sciences de la santé Sunnybrooke, Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Masellis, Mitchell); Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Institut de recherche Sunnybrook; Institut du savoir Li Ka Shing (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael, Toronto, Ont
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- Faculté de médecine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) et Département de médecine, Division de neurologie ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Centre des sciences de la santé Sunnybrooke, Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Masellis, Mitchell); Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Institut de recherche Sunnybrook; Institut du savoir Li Ka Shing (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael, Toronto, Ont
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- Faculté de médecine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) et Département de médecine, Division de neurologie ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Centre des sciences de la santé Sunnybrooke, Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Masellis, Mitchell); Service de médecine, Division de neurologie (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), Université de Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Institut de recherche Sunnybrook; Institut du savoir Li Ka Shing (Kassardjian), Hôpital St. Michael, Toronto, Ont.
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Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility of a Mobile Unit for Remote Cognitive Screening of Isolated Elderly in Rural Areas. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18116108. [PMID: 34198917 PMCID: PMC8201036 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18116108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background: Given the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, now more than ever, remote solutions for assessing and monitoring individuals with cognitive impairment are urgently needed. Older adults in particular, living in isolated rural areas or so-called ‘medical deserts’, are facing major difficulties in getting access to diagnosis and care. Telemedical approaches to assessments are promising and seem well accepted, reducing the burden of bringing patients to specialized clinics. However, many older adults are not yet adequately equipped to allow for proper implementation of this technology. A potential solution could be a mobile unit in the form of a van, equipped with the telemedical system which comes to the patients’ home. The aim of this proof-of-concept study is to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of such mobile unit settings for remote cognitive testing. Methods and analysis: eight participants (aged between 69 and 86 years old) from the city of Digne-Les-Bains volunteered for this study. A basic neuropsychological assessment, including a short clinical interview, is administered in two conditions, by telemedicine in a mobile clinic (equipped van) at a participants’ home and face to face in a specialized clinic. The administration procedure order is randomized, and the results are compared with each other. Acceptability and user experience are assessed among participants and clinicians in a qualitative and quantitative manner. Measurements of stress indicators were collected for comparison. Results: The analysis revealed no significant differences in test results between the two administration procedures. Participants were, overall, very satisfied with the mobile clinic experience and found the use of the telemedical system relatively easy. Conclusion: A mobile unit equipped with a telemedical service could represent a solution for remote cognitive testing overcoming barriers in rural areas to access specialized diagnosis and care.
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Jacobs DM, Peavy GM, Banks SJ, Gigliotti C, Little EA, Salmon DP. A survey of smartphone and interactive video technology use by participants in Alzheimer's disease research: Implications for remote cognitive assessment. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 13:e12188. [PMID: 34027018 PMCID: PMC8132053 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Participants from a longitudinal cohort study were surveyed to evaluate the practical feasibility of remote cognitive assessment. METHODS All active participants/informants at the University of California San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Research Center were invited to complete a nine-question survey assessing technology access/use and willingness to do cognitive testing remotely. RESULTS Three hundred sixty-nine of 450 potential participants/informants (82%) completed the survey. Overall, internet access (88%), device ownership (77%), and willingness to do cognitive testing remotely (72%) were high. Device access was higher among those with normal cognition (85%) or cognitive impairment (85%) than those with dementia (52%), as was willingness to do remote cognitive testing (84%, 74%, 39%, respectively). Latinos were less likely than non-Latinos to have internet or device access but were comparable in willingness to do remote testing. DISCUSSION Remote cognitive assessment using interactive video technology is a practicable option for nondemented participants in longitudinal studies; however, additional resources will be required to ensure representative participation of Latinos.
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- Diane M. Jacobs
- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
- Shiley‐Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
- Shiley‐Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
- Shiley‐Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
- Shiley‐Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
- Shiley‐Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of NeurosciencesUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
- Shiley‐Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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Gosse PJ, Kassardjian CD, Masellis M, Mitchell SB. Virtual care for patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias during the COVID-19 era and beyond. CMAJ 2021; 193:E371-E377. [PMID: 33722828 PMCID: PMC8096398 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Paula J Gosse
- Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont
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- Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Bottiroli S, Bernini S, Cavallini E, Sinforiani E, Zucchella C, Pazzi S, Cristiani P, Vecchi T, Tost D, Sandrini G, Tassorelli C. The Smart Aging Platform for Assessing Early Phases of Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Psychol 2021; 12:635410. [PMID: 33790839 PMCID: PMC8005545 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: Smart Aging is a serious game (SG) platform that generates a 3D virtual reality environment in which users perform a set of screening tasks designed to allow evaluation of global cognition. Each task replicates activities of daily living performed in a familiar environment. The main goal of the present study was to ascertain whether Smart Aging could differentiate between different types and levels of cognitive impairment in patients with neurodegenerative disease. Methods: Ninety-one subjects (mean age = 70.29 ± 7.70 years)—healthy older adults (HCs, n = 23), patients with single-domain amnesic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI, n = 23), patients with single-domain executive Parkinson's disease MCI (PD-MCI, n = 20), and patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (mild AD, n = 25)—were enrolled in the study. All participants underwent cognitive evaluations performed using both traditional neuropsychological assessment tools, including the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Overall Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the Smart Aging platform. We analyzed global scores on Smart Aging indices (i.e., accuracy, time, distance) as well as the Smart Aging total score, looking for differences between the four groups. Results: The findings revealed significant between-group differences in all the Smart Aging indices: accuracy (p < 0.001), time (p < 0.001), distance (p < 0.001), and total Smart Aging score (p < 0.001). The HCs outperformed the mild AD, aMCI, and PD-MCI patients in terms of accuracy, time, distance, and Smart Aging total score. In addition, the mild AD group was outperformed both by the HCs and by the aMCI and PD-MCI patients on accuracy and distance. No significant differences were found between aMCI and PD-MCI patients. Finally, the Smart Aging scores significantly correlated with the results of the neuropsychological assessments used. Conclusion: These findings, although preliminary due to the small sample size, suggest the validity of Smart Aging as a screening tool for the detection of cognitive impairment in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Sara Bottiroli
- Faculty of Law, Giustino Fortunato University, Benevento, Italy.,National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Consorzio di Bioingegneria Medica e Informatica CBIM, Pavia, Italy
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- Consorzio di Bioingegneria Medica e Informatica CBIM, Pavia, Italy
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- National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Computer Graphics Division Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CREB), Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- National Neurological Institute C. Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Telehealth in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Opportunities and Challenges for Patients and Physicians. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11020237. [PMID: 33668641 PMCID: PMC7917616 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11020237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Telehealth, by definition, is distributing health-related services while using electronic technologies. This narrative Review describes the technological health services (telemedicine and telemonitoring) for delivering care in neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease, and amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis, among others. This paper aims to illustrate this approach's primary experience and application, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses, with the goal of understanding which could be the most useful application for each one, in order to facilitate telehealth improvement and use in standard clinical practice. We also described the potential role of the COVID-19 pandemic to speed up this service's use, avoiding a sudden interruption of medical care.
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