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ArticleApplied clinical informatics2025

Analyzing Mobility Indicators Using Machine Learning to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Salamah Alshammari, Munirah Alsubaie, Mathieu Figeys, Adriana Ríos Rincón, Victor Ezeugwu, Shaniff Esmail, Christine Daum, Lili Liu, Antonio Miguel Cruz

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Article in Applied clinical informatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Salamah AlshammariDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Munirah AlsubaieDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mathieu FigeysDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Adriana Ríos RincónDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Victor EzeugwuDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Shaniff EsmailDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Christine DaumFaculty of Health, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Lili LiuFaculty of Health, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Antonio Miguel CruzDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

AGE-WELL Catalyst Funding Program in Healthy Ageing AW-CAT-2023-08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global aging population is rapidly increasing, and the prevalence of age-related cognitive conditions, such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), is becoming more common. This condition, which represents intermediate stages between normal aging and dementia, underscores the importance of early detection and timely intervention to address the growing demand for health services. Traditional cognitive assessments have limitations, such as the consistency of results, prompting the need for innovative technology-based solutions.This study aimed to examine how technology-based mobility data collection methods and machine learning algorithms are used to detect MCI in adults.A systematic scoping review was conducted to identify papers that analyzed mobility-related data using machine learning algorithms, focusing on adults aged 18 or older with MCI. Seven databases were searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, IEEE Xplore, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, and ACM Digital Library, yielding 2,901 papers.Twenty-four papers met the inclusion criteria, highlighting 116 mobility indicators used to classify or indicate MCI. Wearable devices were the most common data collection method, with mobile applications being the least utilized. The most frequently reported mobility indicator for walking was walking speed. For driving, indicators included the number of hard braking events, the number of night trips, and speed. Logistic regression, random forest, and neural networks were the most used machine learning algorithms. Overall, the mean accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of all the algorithms were 86.1% (standard deviation [SD] = 6.7%), 84% (SD = 6.5%), and 72.8% (SD = 12%), respectively. The mean area under the curve and the harmonic mean of precision and recall scores (F1) were 0.77 (SD = 0.08) and 0.83 (SD = 0.16), respectively.This review highlights the use of technology-based methods, particularly wearable devices, in assessing mobility and applying machine learning algorithms to detect MCI. However, a notable gap in research on mobile app-based mobility monitoring suggests a promising direction for future studies.

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Cognitive DysfunctionMachine LearningHumans

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PMID40902642
PMCPMC12408119

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