A Virtual Supermarket Program for the Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Diagnostic Accuracy Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is often a precursor of dementia, and patients with MCI develop dementia at a higher rate than healthy older adults. Early detection of cognitive decline at the MCI stage supports better planning of care and interventions. At present, the use of virtual reality (VR) in screening for MCI in older adults is promising, but there is little evidence regarding the use of virtual supermarkets to screen for MCI.

Objective

The objectives of this study are to validate a VR game-based test, namely, the Virtual Supermarket Program (VSP), for differentiating patients with MCI and healthy controls and to identify cutoff scores for different age levels.

Methods

Subjects were recruited from several nursing homes and communities in Changchun,

SUBMITTER: Yan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8686451 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature