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ArticleInnovation in aging2022

Toward Quantification of Agitation in People With Dementia Using Multimodal Sensing.

Hannah Davidoff, Laura Van den Bulcke, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Maarten De Vos, Jan Van den Stock, Nick Van Helleputte, Chris Van Hoof, Maarten J A Van Den Bossche

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Article in Innovation in aging, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hannah DavidoffDepartment of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-1538
Laura Van den BulckeDepartment of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-4107
Mathieu VandenbulckeDepartment of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Maarten De VosDepartment of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium.
Jan Van den StockCenter for Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Nick Van HelleputteCSH (Circuits and Systems for Health) - imec, Heverlee, Belgium.
Chris Van HoofDepartment of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium.
Maarten J A Van Den BosscheDepartment of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BEIMEC · BEImec the Netherlands · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Agitation, a critical behavioral and psychological symptom in dementia, has a profound impact on a patients' quality of life as well as their caregivers'. Autonomous and objective characterization of agitation with multimodal systems has the potential to capture key patient responses or agitation triggers. Research Design and Methods: In this article, we describe our multimodal system design that encompasses contextual parameters, physiological parameters, and psychological parameters. This design is the first to include all three of these facets in an Results: A discussion of both the clinical as well as the technical implementation of the to-date data collection protocol is presented, as well as initial insights into pilot study data collection. Discussion and Implications: The ongoing data collection moves us toward improved agitation quantification and subsequent prediction, eventually enabling just-in-time intervention.

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Agitation in dementiaMultimodal sensingWearable sensors

Identifiers

PMID36600807
PMCPMC9799041
OpenAlexW4306311501

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