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dc.contributor.authorKim, Se Young-
dc.contributor.authorPark, Jinseok-
dc.contributor.authorChoi, Hojin-
dc.contributor.authorLoeser, Martin-
dc.contributor.authorRyu, Hokyoung-
dc.contributor.authorSeo, Kyoungwon-
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-17T12:49:08Z-
dc.date.available2024-05-17T12:49:08Z-
dc.date.issued2023-10-20-
dc.identifier.issn1438-8871de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30689-
dc.description.abstractBackground: With the global rise in Alzheimer disease (AD), early screening for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is a preclinical stage of AD, is of paramount importance. Although biomarkers such as cerebrospinal fluid amyloid level and magnetic resonance imaging have been studied, they have limitations, such as high cost and invasiveness. Digital markers to assess cognitive impairment by analyzing behavioral data collected from digital devices in daily life can be a new alternative. In this context, we developed a “virtual kiosk test” for early screening of MCI by analyzing behavioral data collected when using a kiosk in a virtual environment. Objective: We aimed to investigate key behavioral features collected from a virtual kiosk test that could distinguish patients with MCI from healthy controls with high statistical significance. Also, we focused on developing a machine learning model capable of early screening of MCI based on these behavioral features. Methods: A total of 51 participants comprising 20 healthy controls and 31 patients with MCI were recruited by 2 neurologists from a university hospital. The participants performed a virtual kiosk test—developed by our group—where we recorded various behavioral data such as hand and eye movements. Based on these time series data, we computed the following 4 behavioral features: hand movement speed, proportion of fixation duration, time to completion, and the number of errors. To compare these behavioral features between healthy controls and patients with MCI, independent-samples 2-tailed t tests were used. Additionally, we used these behavioral features to train and validate a machine learning model for early screening of patients with MCI from healthy controls. Results: In the virtual kiosk test, all 4 behavioral features showed statistically significant differences between patients with MCI and healthy controls. Compared with healthy controls, patients with MCI had slower hand movement speed (t49=3.45; P=.004), lower proportion of fixation duration (t49=2.69; P=.04), longer time to completion (t49=–3.44; P=.004), and a greater number of errors (t49=–3.77; P=.001). All 4 features were then used to train a support vector machine to distinguish between healthy controls and patients with MCI. Our machine learning model achieved 93.3% accuracy, 100% sensitivity, 83.3% specificity, 90% precision, and 94.7% F1-score. Conclusions: Our research preliminarily suggests that analyzing hand and eye movements in the virtual kiosk test holds potential as a digital marker for early screening of MCI. In contrast to conventional biomarkers, this digital marker in virtual reality is advantageous as it can collect ecologically valid data at an affordable cost and in a short period (5-15 minutes), making it a suitable means for early screening of MCI. We call for further studies to confirm the reliability and validity of this approach.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherJMIR Publicationsde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Medical Internet Researchde_CH
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectDigital markerde_CH
dc.subjectMachine learningde_CH
dc.subjectAlzheimer diseasede_CH
dc.subjectDementiade_CH
dc.subjectVirtual realityde_CH
dc.subjectDigital healthde_CH
dc.subjectArtificial intelligencede_CH
dc.subject.ddc006: Spezielle Computerverfahrende_CH
dc.subject.ddc616.8: Neurologie und Krankheiten des Nervensystemsde_CH
dc.titleDigital marker for early screening of mild cognitive impairment through hand and eye movement analysis in virtual reality using machine learning : first validation studyde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Engineeringde_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.2196/48093de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-30689-
dc.identifier.pmid37862101de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.starte48093de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume25de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
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Kim, S. Y., Park, J., Choi, H., Loeser, M., Ryu, H., & Seo, K. (2023). Digital marker for early screening of mild cognitive impairment through hand and eye movement analysis in virtual reality using machine learning : first validation study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e48093. https://doi.org/10.2196/48093
Kim, S.Y. et al. (2023) ‘Digital marker for early screening of mild cognitive impairment through hand and eye movement analysis in virtual reality using machine learning : first validation study’, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, p. e48093. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2196/48093.
S. Y. Kim, J. Park, H. Choi, M. Loeser, H. Ryu, and K. Seo, “Digital marker for early screening of mild cognitive impairment through hand and eye movement analysis in virtual reality using machine learning : first validation study,” Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 25, p. e48093, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.2196/48093.
KIM, Se Young, Jinseok PARK, Hojin CHOI, Martin LOESER, Hokyoung RYU und Kyoungwon SEO, 2023. Digital marker for early screening of mild cognitive impairment through hand and eye movement analysis in virtual reality using machine learning : first validation study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20 Oktober 2023. Bd. 25, S. e48093. DOI 10.2196/48093
Kim, Se Young, Jinseok Park, Hojin Choi, Martin Loeser, Hokyoung Ryu, and Kyoungwon Seo. 2023. “Digital Marker for Early Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment through Hand and Eye Movement Analysis in Virtual Reality Using Machine Learning : First Validation Study.” Journal of Medical Internet Research 25 (October): e48093. https://doi.org/10.2196/48093.
Kim, Se Young, et al. “Digital Marker for Early Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment through Hand and Eye Movement Analysis in Virtual Reality Using Machine Learning : First Validation Study.” Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 25, Oct. 2023, p. e48093, https://doi.org/10.2196/48093.


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