Digital screening tool for the assessment of cognitive impairment in unsupervised setting—digiDEM-SCREEN: study protocol for a validation study
The study obtained ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of the Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg (JMU) (application number: 177/23-sc). The test will give feedback about the current cognitive status and possible cognitive impairments that should lead to the users seeking further diagnostic measures by medical professionals. It will be accessible free of charge in established app stores. The results of the validation study will be published in peer-reviewed journals.
Authors
- Nikolas Dietzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-3738)
- Klaus Kammerer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-0890)
- Ulrich Frick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-0467)
- Rüdiger Pryss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1522-785X)
- Elmar Graessel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-5351)
- Peter U. Heuschmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2681-3515)
- Peter L. Kolominsky‐Rabas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-058X)
- Michael Zeiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7267-9764)
- Hans‐Ulrich Prokosch
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087256
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg