Red flags for remote cognitive diagnostic assessment: A Delphi expert consensus study by the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging
Despite the potential benefits of remote cognitive assessment for dementia, it is not appropriate for all clinical encounters. Our aim was to develop guidance on determining a patient's suitability for comprehensive remote cognitive diagnostic assessment for dementia. A multidisciplinary expert workgroup was convened under the auspices of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging. We applied the Delphi method to determine 'red flags' for remote cognitive assessment of dementia. This resulted in 14 red flags that met the predetermined consensus criteria. We then developed a novel clinical decision-making infographic that integrated these findings to support multidisciplinary clinicians in determining a patient's readiness to undergo comprehensive remote cognitive assessment.
Authors
- Morris Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4003-6158)
- Zahinoor Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-3731)
- Vladimir Khanassov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2609-241X)
- John D. Fisk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3512-8015)
- Alexandre Henri‐Bhargava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-0860)
- Paula McLaughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-8449)
- Maiya R. Geddes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2371-934X)
- Philippe Desmarais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-9594)
- Jacqueline A. Pettersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7232-7377)
- Richard Camicioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-8660)
- Megan E. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4322)
- Howard Chertkow
- Inbal Itzhak
- Linda Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9774-9568)
- Nathan Friedman
- Sophie Hallot
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Northern British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
- Baycrest Hospital (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility (GB)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Centre for Family Medicine (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251338186
- Primary Topic
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00