Research area
Digital Health & Medical AI
AI and software for clinical prediction, decision support and healthcare delivery; primarily diagnostic studies belong under Diagnostics & Medical Imaging.
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Evidence date ·From companion robots to social platforms, what did studies observe?
Review or Meta-AnalysisA 2021 review traced older adults’ digital support from responsive robots to social platforms, finding mixed loneliness results alongside favorable reactions to some tools.
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Evidence date ·Why the timing of brain data matters for AI
Review or Meta-AnalysisIn one MRI image test, a spiking model ran faster but classified less reliably than a conventional model. Separate EEG and fMRI studies do not show patient benefit.
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Evidence date ·A rural Taiwan study asks whether wearables fit dementia care
Clinical TrialA Taiwan feasibility study pairs a sleep-tracking wrist device with light-therapy glasses to assess participation, sleep and caregiver burden; no results are posted.
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Evidence date ·How a study in rural Taiwan is examining daily routines and health in later life
Clinical TrialA rural Taiwan study pairs sleep and movement tracking with functional assessments and blood measures to study healthy aging; it is recruiting, with no results posted.
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Evidence date ·How older adults use a sensor mat for coached balance and memory tasks
Clinical TrialA trial registration describes coached mat exercises and memory games, with a planned comparison against a no-intervention group. Benefits remain unproven.
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Evidence date ·When dementia needs are hard to communicate, sensors may add context
Clinical TrialA planned dementia study pairs smartwatch and bedside radar data with assessments to investigate whether activity patterns could help estimate time of death.
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Evidence date ·Bringing Lewy body dementia symptom tracking into the home
Clinical TrialA registry describes home reports and sensors for changing Lewy body dementia symptoms, including caregiver participation. Clinical usefulness is not established.
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Evidence date ·Bringing digital care tools together around older people’s needs
Clinical TrialExplore a 2022 proposal to connect digital tools for early detection and care, and why its ambitions do not establish benefits for older people.