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Newest in this topic

  1. Identifying older adults at risk for dementia based on smartphone data obtained during a wayfinding task in the real world 2024-10-03
  2. Virtual navigation tested on a mobile app is predictive of real-world wayfinding navigation performance 2018-04-22

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2018 to 2024

Top journals

  • PLOS digital health 1
  • bioRxiv 1

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  1. Identifying older adults at risk for dementia based on smartphone data obtained during a wayfinding task in the real world

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. PLOS digital health 2024-10-03 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Alzheimer's disease (AD), as the most common form of dementia and leading cause for disability and death in old age, represents a major burden to healthcare systems worldwide.

  2. Virtual navigation tested on a mobile app is predictive of real-world wayfinding navigation performance

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. bioRxiv 2018-04-22 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Virtual reality environments presented on tablets and smartphones have potential to aid the early diagnosis of conditions such as Alzheimer’s dementia by quantifying impairments in navigation performance.

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