Jared F Benge, Arsh Ali, Neha Chandna, Noor Rana, Rachel Mis, David A González, Andrew M Kiselica, Michael K Scullin, Robin C Hilsabeck
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Abstract
Introduction: Instrumental activities of daily living (iADLs) increasingly involve technology (e.g., making payments online, texting). The current study examined the applicability and diagnostic accuracy of technology-based iADLs in those evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).
Methods: A total of 264 care partners of persons undergoing comprehensive interdisciplinary evaluations completed the Functional Activities Questionnaire and 11 technology-based iADL items.
Results: Technology-based iADLs applied to more than 80% of patients. Average dependence on technology-based items was overall less than for traditional iADLs. The addition of technology-based items to traditional iADL items slightly improved the ability to identify individuals with dementia. When considered separately, technology-based iADL items demonstrated comparable ability to distinguish between diagnostic stages.
Discussion: Technology use is common in older adults with ADRD for a range of daily activities. Accounting for technology use increases the content validity of existing iADL measures for the modern context and yields comparable diagnostic accuracy.
Highlights: Technology use is often integral to daily activity performance for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).Daily technologies, such as smartphones, were used frequently by those with ADRD.Many individuals were less dependent on technology activities than traditional activities.Adding technology questions slightly increased diagnostic accuracy for detecting dementia.
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Alzheimer''s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring (DADM) is an open access, peer-reviewed, journal from the Alzheimer''s Association® that will publish new research that reports the discovery, development and validation of instruments, technologies, algorithms, and innovative processes. Papers will cover a range of topics interested in the early and accurate detection of individuals with memory complaints and/or among asymptomatic individuals at elevated risk for various forms of memory disorders. The expectation for published papers will be to translate fundamental knowledge about the neurobiology of the disease into practical reports that describe both the conceptual and methodological aspects of the submitted scientific inquiry. Published topics will explore the development of biomarkers, surrogate markers, and conceptual/methodological challenges. Publication priority will be given to papers that 1) describe putative surrogate markers that accurately track disease progression, 2) biomarkers that fulfill international regulatory requirements, 3) reports from large, well-characterized population-based cohorts that comprise the heterogeneity and diversity of asymptomatic individuals and 4) algorithmic development that considers multi-marker arrays (e.g., integrated-omics, genetics, biofluids, imaging, etc.) and advanced computational analytics and technologies.
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