Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia
Cognitive tests administered through a smartphone mobile application (app) accurately and reliably detected frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), also known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), an observational study showed. The smartphone tests had moderate to excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient range of 0.77-0.95), according to Adam Staffaroni, PhD, of the University of California […]
Mobile alert app for missing people with dementia
Researchers are working with community leaders to develop a mobile alert app to help locate missing people with dementia. Noelannah Neubauer, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences, said “Community ASAP” is aimed at addressing a gap in available tools when it comes to alerts for missing older adults […]