Effectiveness of App-Based Cognitive Screening for Dementia by Lay Health Workers in Low Resource Settings. A Validation and Feasibility Study in Rural Tanzania.
Stella-Maria PaddickMarcella YosephWilliam K GrayDamas AndreaRobyn BarberAofie ColganCatherine DotchinSarah UrasaJohn KissimaIrene HauleAloyce KisoliJane RogathiSsenku SaficDeclare MushiLouise RobinsonRichard W WalkerPublished in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2020)
The pilot dementia screening app had good sensitivity but lacked specificity for dementia when administered by non-specialist rural community workers. This technological approach may be a promising way forward in low-resource settings, specialist onward referral may be prioritized.