Assistive technology, including mobile apps, significantly enhances wellbeing, independence, and autonomy, empowering individuals with dementia to live independently for longer. Moreover, telehealth technology provides comprehensive support, benefiting both individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Through telehealth, community dementia care is enhanced by offering education, consultation, therapy, social support, and clinical care, all accessible remotely. Additionally, […]
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) evaluates cognitive function in older adults. It’s vital to recognize early changes in physiological status and response to treatment, as cognitive decline during illness or injury is common in this population. Older adults are at a higher risk, but cognitive changes necessitate prompt and aggressive intervention (Gwanghee Han). The Mini-Mental […]
Psychologist John Ridley Stroop designed the Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) in the 1930s as a neuropsychological assessment tool. It widely evaluates one’s capacity to inhibit cognitive interference. The Stroop effect occurs when processing a particular stimulus feature impedes the simultaneous processing of a second stimulus feature. The test evaluates factors such as attention […]
This article provides a general overview of Alzheimer’s disease, followed by an introduction to tools and tests for its early detection. Given the importance of examining the details of diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s, subsequent articles will provide more detailed introductions to each of these tools and their features. They will discuss the role of technology […]
Dementia is a condition in which people lose a wide range of mental abilities, including memory, language, reasoning, and problem-solving. As these gradual changes intensify, they may affect a person’s daily life and relationships. Each year, doctors diagnose around ten million new cases of dementia. The cause and type of this condition can be challenging […]
IQCODE is a valuable tool for evaluating cognitive decline in the elderly. By relying on informant observations to assess changes in cognitive abilities over a 10-year period, this questionnaire serves as an effective Alzheimer’s test and dementia test. Here, we will discuss IQCODE‘s significance in diagnosing dementia, how it is administered and interpreted, and its […]