Skip to main content

AI + Portable Machine IDs Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on March 18, 2025.

By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 -- The combination of machine learning and a portable system can effectively measure multiple aspects of motor function to identify mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults, according to a pilot study published online in the October-December 2024 issue of Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders.

Jamie B. Hall, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., from the University of Missouri in Columbia, and colleagues examined the feasibility of building a machine learning model to identify individuals with MCI using motor function data obtained from an inexpensive, portable device. The analysis included 28 healthy older adults and 19 older adults with MCI with assessments from a portable machine combining a depth camera, a forceplate, and an interface board.

The researchers reported that three machine learning models (support vector machine, decision trees, and logistic regression) were trained and tested with the goal of classification of MCI based on static balance, gait, and sit-to-stand activities in both single- and dual-task conditions. The best model was decision trees, which demonstrated an accuracy of 83 percent, a sensitivity of 0.83, a specificity of 1.00, and an F1 score of 0.83.

"This study demonstrates the feasibility of building a machine learning model capable of identifying individuals with mild cognitive impairment using motor function data obtained with a portable, inexpensive, multimodal device," the authors write.

Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)

Disclaimer: Statistical data in medical articles provide general trends and do not pertain to individuals. Individual factors can vary greatly. Always seek personalized medical advice for individual healthcare decisions.

© 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

Posted March 2025

Read this next

Swept-Source Anterior Segment OCT Can Help Distinguish Early Childhood Glaucoma

FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 -- The noninvasive swept-source anterior-segment optical coherence tomography (SS-ASOCT) can diagnose early-onset childhood glaucoma, according to a study...

Semaglutide Plus Intensive Behavioral Therapy Most Beneficial for Weight Loss

FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 -- Weight loss treatment combining personalized semaglutide with intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) yields weight loss similar to that reported in...

Higher Social Media Use Tied to Subsequent Depressive Symptoms in Youth

FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 -- Higher social media use is associated with greater subsequent depressive symptoms in children and adolescents, according to a study published online May 21...

More news resources

Subscribe to our newsletter

Whatever your topic of interest, subscribe to our newsletters to get the best of Drugs.com in your inbox.