A review of current information and communication technologies: Can they be used to assess apathy?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 345-358

  König, Alexandra ^a,b   Aalten, Pauline ^b   Verhey, Frans ^b   Bensadoun, Gregory ^a   Petit, Pierre David ^a   Robert, Philippe ^a   David, Renaud ^a  

^a University of Côte d'Azur   (France)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; apathy; assessment tools; dementia; evaluation; information and communication technologies (ICT); Neuropsychiatric symptoms; new technologies

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; APATHY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTERIZED REACTION TIME TEST; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRARED SENSOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MONITORING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; APATHY; ASSESSMENT TOOLS; DEMENTIA; EVALUATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT); NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; APATHY; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFORMATICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84895787277     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4017     Document Type: Review

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