Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices

Abstract INTRODUCTION Smartphones are proving useful in assessing movement and speech function in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Valid outcomes across different smartphones are needed before population‐level tests are deployed. This study introduces the TapTalk prot...

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Main Authors: Renjie Li, Guan Huang, Xinyi Wang, Katherine Lawler, Lynette R. Goldberg, Eddy Roccati, Rebecca J. St George, Mimieveshiofuo Aiyede, Anna E. King, Aidan D. Bindoff, James C. Vickers, Quan Bai, Jane Alty
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Published: Wiley 2024-10-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70025
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author Renjie Li
Guan Huang
Xinyi Wang
Katherine Lawler
Lynette R. Goldberg
Eddy Roccati
Rebecca J. St George
Mimieveshiofuo Aiyede
Anna E. King
Aidan D. Bindoff
James C. Vickers
Quan Bai
Jane Alty
author_facet Renjie Li
Guan Huang
Xinyi Wang
Katherine Lawler
Lynette R. Goldberg
Eddy Roccati
Rebecca J. St George
Mimieveshiofuo Aiyede
Anna E. King
Aidan D. Bindoff
James C. Vickers
Quan Bai
Jane Alty
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description Abstract INTRODUCTION Smartphones are proving useful in assessing movement and speech function in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Valid outcomes across different smartphones are needed before population‐level tests are deployed. This study introduces the TapTalk protocol, a novel app designed to capture hand and speech function and validate it in smartphones against gold‐standard measures. METHODS Twenty different smartphones collected video data from motor tests and audio data from speech tests. Features were extracted using Google Mediapipe (movement) and Python audio analysis packages (speech). Electromagnetic sensors (60 Hz) and a microphone acquired simultaneous movement and voice data, respectively. RESULTS TapTalk video and audio outcomes were comparable to gold‐standard data: 90.3% of video, and 98.3% of audio, data recorded tapping/speech frequencies within ± 1 Hz of the gold‐standard measures. DISCUSSION Validation of TapTalk across a range of devices is an important step in the development of smartphone‐based telemedicine and was achieved in this study. Highlights TapTalk evaluates hand motor and speech functions across a wide range of smartphones. Data showed 90.3% motor and 98.3% speech accuracy within +/–1 Hz of gold standards. Validation advances smartphone‐based telemedicine for neurodegenerative diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-c7d2de4a5af54147908a9a2b889f63a52024-12-27T13:08:30ZengWileyAlzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring2352-87292024-10-01164n/an/a10.1002/dad2.70025Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devicesRenjie Li0Guan Huang1Xinyi Wang2Katherine Lawler3Lynette R. Goldberg4Eddy Roccati5Rebecca J. St George6Mimieveshiofuo Aiyede7Anna E. King8Aidan D. Bindoff9James C. Vickers10Quan Bai11Jane Alty12Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaSchool of Psychological Sciences University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaSchool of ICT University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaAbstract INTRODUCTION Smartphones are proving useful in assessing movement and speech function in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Valid outcomes across different smartphones are needed before population‐level tests are deployed. This study introduces the TapTalk protocol, a novel app designed to capture hand and speech function and validate it in smartphones against gold‐standard measures. METHODS Twenty different smartphones collected video data from motor tests and audio data from speech tests. Features were extracted using Google Mediapipe (movement) and Python audio analysis packages (speech). Electromagnetic sensors (60 Hz) and a microphone acquired simultaneous movement and voice data, respectively. RESULTS TapTalk video and audio outcomes were comparable to gold‐standard data: 90.3% of video, and 98.3% of audio, data recorded tapping/speech frequencies within ± 1 Hz of the gold‐standard measures. DISCUSSION Validation of TapTalk across a range of devices is an important step in the development of smartphone‐based telemedicine and was achieved in this study. Highlights TapTalk evaluates hand motor and speech functions across a wide range of smartphones. Data showed 90.3% motor and 98.3% speech accuracy within +/–1 Hz of gold standards. Validation advances smartphone‐based telemedicine for neurodegenerative diseases.https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70025biomarkersdementiaMediapipemotor–cognitivepreclinical
spellingShingle Renjie Li
Guan Huang
Xinyi Wang
Katherine Lawler
Lynette R. Goldberg
Eddy Roccati
Rebecca J. St George
Mimieveshiofuo Aiyede
Anna E. King
Aidan D. Bindoff
James C. Vickers
Quan Bai
Jane Alty
Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
biomarkers
dementia
Mediapipe
motor–cognitive
preclinical
title Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices
title_full Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices
title_fullStr Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices
title_full_unstemmed Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices
title_short Smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: Validation of TapTalk across 20 different devices
title_sort smartphone automated motor and speech analysis for early detection of alzheimer s disease and parkinson s disease validation of taptalk across 20 different devices
topic biomarkers
dementia
Mediapipe
motor–cognitive
preclinical
url https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70025
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