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Newest in this topic

  1. Protocol for a construct and clinical validation study of MyCog Mobile: a remote smartphone-based cognitive screener for older adults 2024-04-02
  2. Unsupervised high-frequency smartphone-based cognitive assessments are reliable, valid, and feasible in older adults at risk for Alzheimer disease 2022-01-05

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2022 to 2024

Top journals

  • BMJ open 1
  • PsyArXiv 1

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  1. Protocol for a construct and clinical validation study of MyCog Mobile: a remote smartphone-based cognitive screener for older adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. BMJ open 2024-04-02 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Annual cognitive screening in older adults is essential for early detection of cognitive impairment, yet primary care settings face time constraints that present barriers to routine screening.

  2. Unsupervised high-frequency smartphone-based cognitive assessments are reliable, valid, and feasible in older adults at risk for Alzheimer disease

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. PsyArXiv 2022-01-05 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Smartphones have the potential for capturing subtle changes in cognition that characterize preclinical Alzheimer disease (AD) in older adults.

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