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Artificial Intelligence and Personhood in Dementia
Kok Pin Ng, Philip Lin Kiat Yap. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2025-08-20
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
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APA 7th
Ng, K. P., & Yap, P. L. K. (2025). Artificial Intelligence and Personhood in Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1159/000548031
Vancouver
Ng KP, Yap PLK. Artificial Intelligence and Personhood in Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2025. doi:10.1159/000548031. PMID: 40875686.
BibTeX
@article{ng2025-40875686,
author = {Ng, Kok Pin and Yap, Philip Lin Kiat},
title = {{Artificial Intelligence and Personhood in Dementia}},
journal = {Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1159/000548031},
pmid = {40875686},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1159/000548031}
}
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Key findings
- The unprecedented rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent times is unparalleled in history.AI 1 seemingly possesses cognitive abilities that hitherto only humans could boast of -reason, an inimitable, embodied, and finite existence. 47Nonetheless, the ubiquitous abilities of AI can help to en
Why it matters
This perspective discusses how AI might support early diagnosis, continuous monitoring, and personalized support for people living with dementia, alongside questions about personhood. It reports no treatment, cure, or prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 33/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders: journal h-index 149 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Philip Lin Kiat Yap: h-index 43 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Duke-NUS Medical School: institution h-index 612 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40875686) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 33 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.1159/000548031
- PubMed: 40875686
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