An app to measure functional decline in managing finances in Alzheimer’s disease: preliminary results of the RADAR‐AD study

摘要: Background The on‐going ‘Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse – Alzheimer’s Disease’ (RADAR‐AD, https://www.radar‐ad.org/) international study uses remote monitoring technologies (RMT’s) to continuously and objectively monitor functional decline in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Managing finances is an Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL), usually measured via traditional pen‐paper methods and interviews. To simulate this IADL, we present the ‘Banking App’ and preliminary results from the RADAR‐AD study. Method In the app, users enter a PIN, an amount to withdraw and confirm all inputs, using a numpad on a tablet’s touchscreen that resembles an ATM (Figure 1) provided in eight translations. Metrics collected include the duration and correctness of each step (i.e. PIN, Amount and confirmation) and attempt as a whole. The 36 participants to date (Figure 2), from four European sites …