Assessment of cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis using smartphone-based training games: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive impairment occurs in up to 70% of people with MS (pwMS) and has a large impact on quality of life and working capacity. As part of the development of a smartphone-app (dreaMS) for monitoring MS disease activity and progression, we assessed the feasibility and acceptance of using cognitive games as assessment tools for cognitive domains.

Methods

We integrated ten cognitive games in the dreaMS app. Participants were asked to play these games twice a week for 5 weeks. All subjects underwent a battery of established neuropsychological tests. User feedback on acceptance was obtained via a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire. We correlated game performance measures with predetermined reference tests (Spearman's rho) and analyzed differences between pwMS and

SUBMITTER: Pless S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature