SAMS - Software Architecture for Mental health Self management
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases
Abstract
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Organisations
| Description | Lead PI better placed to answer -but computer software has been developed to use routine patterns of computer usage to help identify early symptoms of cognitive impairment, The software is currently being evaluated in a clinical study, |
| Exploitation Route | Potential use for the early diagnosis of dementia |
| Sectors | Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | This Programme explored ways of using natural computer usage, examining parameters such as errors, typing speed and language content, as a potential approach to early diagnosis of progressive cognitive impairment. This element of the programme (http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/projects?ref=EP%2FK015761%2F1) was specifically to enable Prof Ballard's participation in Professor Sawyer's project, for which the outcomes and impacts are reported at http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/projects?ref=EP%2FK015796%2F1 |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Impact Types | Societal |