Retrieved from Īlzheimer’s Society (2019) What is mild cognitive impairment (MCI)? Fact sheet 470LP. Īlzheimer’s Disease International and World Health Organization (1994) Help for caregivers. Īlzheimer’s Association (2019) Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures. KeywordsĪlbert MS, DeKosky ST, Dickson D, Dubois B, Feldman HH, Fox NC, Gamst A, Holtzman DM, Jagust WJ, Petersen RC, Snyder PJ (2011) The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease: recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease. Finally, they can contribute to achieving higher accuracy and thorough measurements of cognitive evaluation in MCI patients. Moreover, these interventions include increased autonomy, improved social interactions, and subsequent improvement in the quality of daily life. These applications can provide results and new data streams that could contribute to the improvement of the health care provided to elderly patients facing cognitive disorders. In this chapter, the recording of innovations is attempted such as (a) existing assessments and cognitive training interventions that were modified to be appropriate for mobile platforms, (b) new ones specifically developed for mobile platforms, and (c) new data streams exploited for cognitive training and assessment.

Early detection and intervention through cognitive evaluation, training, and rehabilitation may assist patients with mild cognitive impairment to maintain or even improve their cognitive function. Dementia has become one of the leading causes of disability in the elderly worldwide.

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