Acceptance of Unsupervised App-Based Cognitive Assessment in Outpatient Care: An Implementation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of unsupervised digital cognitive assessments provides considerable opportunities for early and comprehensive testing for Alzheimer disease, minimizing the demand on time and personnel resources in medical practices. However, the acceptance within health care has yet to be assessed.

Objective

In this implementation study, the acceptance of an app-based, repeated cognitive assessment for early symptoms of Alzheimer disease in the outpatient care setting from both physicians' and patients' perspectives was examined.

Methods

In total, 15 primary care practices participated, where patients with self- or relative-reported memory problems could be prescribed an app (neotivCare app [neotiv GmbH]) for comprehensive cognitive testing. Patients used the app t

SUBMITTER: Blotenberg I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841747 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature