AIMC Topic: Geriatric Assessment

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A social robot intervention on depression, loneliness, and quality of life for Taiwanese older adults in long-term care.

International psychogeriatrics
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of a social robot intervention on depression, loneliness, and quality of life of older adults in long-term care (LTC) and to explore participants' experiences and perceptions after the intervention.

Deep learning prediction of falls among nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease.

Geriatrics & gerontology international
AIM: This study aimed to use a convolutional neural network (CNN) to investigate the associations between the time of falling and multiple complicating factors, including age, dementia severity, lower extremity strength and physical function, among n...

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to identify frailty within a residential aged care administrative data set.

International journal of medical informatics
INTRODUCTION: Research has shown that frailty, a geriatric syndrome associated with an increased risk of negative outcomes for older people, is highly prevalent among residents of residential aged care facilities (also called long term care facilitie...

Reliability and acceptability of using a social robot to carry out cognitive tests for community-dwelling older adults.

Geriatrics & gerontology international
AIM: To improve access to cognitive testing for older adults, the reliability and acceptability of a speech-based cognitive test administered by a social robot were investigated.

Higher Serum Endocan Level Is Associated with Alzheimer Disease.

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
BACKGROUND: The novel molecule endocan, which is released by endothelium and is regulated by proangiogenic and proinflammatory cytokines, may have a role in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the rela...

Comparing clinician descriptions of frailty and geriatric syndromes using electronic health records: a retrospective cohort study.

BMC geriatrics
BACKGROUND: Geriatric syndromes, including frailty, are common in older adults and associated with adverse outcomes. We compared patients described in clinical notes as "frail" to other older adults with respect to geriatric syndrome burden and healt...

A Robotic Coach Architecture for Elder Care (ROCARE) Based on Multi-User Engagement Models.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
The aging population with its concomitant medical conditions, physical and cognitive impairments, at a time of strained resources, establishes the urgent need to explore advanced technologies that may enhance function and quality of life. Recently, r...