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Novel Method for Rapid Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Using High-Performance Eye-Tracking Technology
Oyama A, Takeda S, Ito Y, Nakajima T, Takami Y, Takeya Y, Yamamoto K, Sugimoto K et al.. Scientific reports, 2019-09-10
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
A rapid increase in the number of patients with dementia has emerged as a global health challenge. Accumulating evidence suggests that early diagnosis and timely intervention can delay cognitive decline. The diagnosis of dementia is commonly performed using neuropsychological tests, such as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), administered by trained examiners.
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Oyama, A., Takeda, S., Ito, Y., Nakajima, T., Takami, Y., Takeya, Y., et al. (2019). Novel Method for Rapid Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Using High-Performance Eye-Tracking Technology. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49275-x
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Oyama A, Takeda S, Ito Y, Nakajima T, Takami Y, Takeya Y, et al. Novel Method for Rapid Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Using High-Performance Eye-Tracking Technology. Scientific reports. 2019. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-49275-x. PMID: 31506486.
BibTeX
@article{oyama2019-31506486,
author = {Oyama, A. and Takeda, S. and Ito, Y. and Nakajima, T. and Takami, Y. and Takeya, Y. and Yamamoto, K. and Sugimoto, K. and others},
title = {{Novel Method for Rapid Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Using High-Performance Eye-Tracking Technology}},
journal = {Scientific reports},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-019-49275-x},
pmid = {31506486},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49275-x}
}
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Key findings
- Accumulating evidence suggests that early diagnosis and timely intervention can delay cognitive decline.
- The diagnosis of dementia is commonly performed using neuropsychological tests, such as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), administered by trained examiners.
- While these traditional neuropsychological tests are valid and reliable, they are neither simple nor sufficiently short as routine screening tools for dementia.
- Here, we developed a brief cognitive assessment utilizing an eye-tracking technology.
Why it matters
This study developed a brief cognitive assessment using eye-tracking technology as a possible alternative to examiner-administered tests like the MMSE. The provided text does not report validation results, so it is unknown whether this method accurately detects cognitive impairment.
Study details
- Participants80
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 53/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Scientific reports) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | Scientific Reports: journal h-index 463 (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 | 2 / 5 | 2019 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 80 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 153 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 17.0 citations a year over 9 year(s) since 2019 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 7.7× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 5 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 77 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Ryuichi Morishita: h-index 90 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | The University of Osaka: institution h-index 1,138 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 6 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 31506486) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 53 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49275-x
- PubMed: 31506486
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