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SynthesisJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2024

Digital Biomarkers for the Assessment of Non-Cognitive Symptoms in Patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Systematic Review.

Nikolai S Sjaelland, Mathias H Gramkow, Steen G Hasselbalch, Kristian Steen Frederiksen

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Dementia with Lewy bodies].Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Nikolai S SjaellandDanish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mathias H GramkowDanish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Steen G HasselbalchDanish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kristian Steen FrederiksenDanish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Portable digital health technologies (DHTs) could help evaluate non-cognitive symptoms, but evidence to support their use in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is uncertain. Objective: 1) To describe portable or wearable DHTs used to obtain digital biomarkers in patients with DLB, 2) to assess the digital biomarkers' ability to evaluate non-cognitive symptoms, and 3) to assess the feasibility of applying digital biomarkers in patients with DLB. Methods: We systematically searched databases MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science from inception through February 28, 2023. Studies assessing digital biomarkers obtained by portable or wearable DHTs and related to non-cognitive symptoms were eligible if including patients with DLB. The quality of studies was assessed using a modified check list based on the NIH Quality assessment tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional Studies. A narrative synthesis of data was carried out. Results: We screened 4,295 records and included 20 studies. Seventeen different DHTs were identified for assessment of most non-cognitive symptoms related to DLB. No thorough validation of digital biomarkers for measurement of non-cognitive symptoms in DLB was reported. Studies did not report on aspects of feasibility in a systematic way. Conclusions: Knowledge about feasibility and validity of individual digital biomarkers remains extremely limited. Study heterogeneity is a barrier for establishing a broad evidence base for application of digital biomarkers in DLB. Researchers should conform to recommended standards for systematic evaluation of digital biomarkers.

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BiomarkersLewy Body DiseaseHumansWearable Electronic DevicesBiomarkersAlzheimer’s diseasebiomarkersdementiadigital healthfeasibility studiesLewy body diseasesymptom assessmentwearable electronic devices

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PMID38943394
PMCPMC11307079

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