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Brain Health Registry Study Partner Portal: Novel infrastructure for digital, dyadic data collection

Aaronson, Anna; Ashford, Miriam T; Jin, Chengshi; Bride, Jessica; Decker, Josephine; Denicola, Aaron; Turner, Robert W; ... Nosheny, Rachel L; + view all (2024) Brain Health Registry Study Partner Portal: Novel infrastructure for digital, dyadic data collection. Alzheimer's & Dementia , 20 (2) pp. 846-857. 10.1002/alz.13492. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In Alzheimer's disease (AD) research, subjective reports of cognitive and functional decline from participant–study partner dyads is an efficient method of assessing cognitive impairment and clinical progression. METHODS: Demographics and subjective cognitive/functional decline (Everyday Cognition Scale [ECog]) scores from dyads enrolled in the Brain Health Registry (BHR) Study Partner Portal were analyzed. Associations between dyad characteristics and both ECog scores and study engagement were investigated. RESULTS: A total of 10,494 BHR participants (mean age = 66.9 ± 12.16 standard deviations, 67.4% female) have enrolled study partners (mean age = 64.3 ± 14.3 standard deviations, 49.3% female), including 8987 dyads with a participant 55 years of age or older. Older and more educated study partners were more likely to complete tasks and return for follow-up. Twenty-five percent to 27% of older adult participants had self and study partner-report ECog scores indicating a possible cognitive impairment. DISCUSSION: The BHR Study Partner Portal is a unique digital tool for capturing dyadic data, with high impact applications in the clinical neuroscience and AD fields. Highlights The Brain Health Registry (BHR) Study Partner Portal is a novel, digital platform of >10,000 dyads. Collection of dyadic online subjective cognitive and functional data is feasible. The portal has good usability as evidenced by positive study partner feedback. The portal is a potential scalable strategy for cognitive impairment screening in older adults.

Type: Article
Title: Brain Health Registry Study Partner Portal: Novel infrastructure for digital, dyadic data collection
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/alz.13492
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13492
Language: English
Additional information: © 2023 The Authors. Alzheimer's & Dementia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alzheimer's Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: aging research, Alzheimer's disease, Brain Health Registry, dementia, diversity, dyadic report, internet, internet registry, online, remote assessment, subjective cognitive decline
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189109
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