Virtual MMSE

Inspiration

Dementia is the general term used for severe memory and cognitive processing skill loss. It largely affects senior patients and is NOT a normal part of aging. Worldwide, over 50 million people are affected by different forms of dementia with a new case of dementia being diagnosed almost every 3 seconds. Although there seems to be no cure for the condition, early diagnosis can help patients find support for optimizing their physical health, cognition, and mental health. One common form of diagnosis used is the Mini-mental state exam. However, many individuals often dismiss the need to take the test for a variety of reasons including affordability, accessibility, and misinformation. We were inspired to automate this process.

What it does

Our solution was to build a virtual simulation of the MMSE through an app that includes a variety of interactive features including informational statistics, cognitive questions , Augmented Reality questions, to simulate real life experiences, and engaging visuals to improve user experience.

How we built it

We built it using swift, xcode, and we used augmented-reality for the project.

Challenges we ran into

As our phone was updated with the lasted version, we had compatibility issues with xCode as it was not supporting version 14.2. We had to downgrade our phone to make it compatible.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud that we were able to automate all the questions involved in the MMSE. In this making of this project, our team members learned xcode and we learned about creating a visually appealing user experience.

What we learned

We were able to further expand our app development and AR skills and we learned more about the clinical procedures behind AD prediction.

What's next for MMSE

We hope to expand this to other forms of dementia as well as add more recommendations and questions for the MMSE. We also hope to have doctors interact with their patients on this platform during the Covid-19 pandemic times for health and support.