Application of digital health technologies in physical activity-based dementia prevention and management: A bibliometric analysis based on web of science core collection and scopus - Scorecard - MDSpire
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Digital Health Technologies for Physical Activity-Based Dementia Prevention and Care: A Bibliometric Analysis of Web of Science and Scopus Publications

  • By

  • Fei Cheng

  • Linzi Jin

  • Qifeng Han

  • October 16, 2026

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Clinical Scorecard: Digital Health Technologies for Physical Activity-Based Dementia Prevention and Care: A Bibliometric Analysis of Web of Science and Scopus Publications

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
ConditionDementia prevention, intervention, and care involving physical activity and digital health technologies.
Key MechanismsThe article describes digital tools—including wearable devices, activity trackers, mobile applications, online platforms, remote monitoring, virtual and augmented reality, exergaming, and serious games—as supporting monitoring, intervention delivery, behavioral support, rehabilitation, and long-term care.
Target PopulationThe excerpt discusses people with dementia or cognitive impairment in relation to prior intervention reviews, and dementia prevention and management more broadly; the bibliometric study analyzes publications, not patients.
Care SettingThe excerpt discusses prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation, and long-term care, including remote delivery; it does not specify particular clinical settings.

Key Highlights

  • The study uses bibliometric analysis of Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus publications.
  • Its objectives include describing publication trends, collaboration networks, co-citation patterns, keyword characteristics, and emerging research directions.
  • The article describes physical activity as a lifestyle intervention relevant to dementia prevention, early intervention, and long-term management.
  • Digital technologies discussed include activity trackers, mobile health applications, remote monitoring systems, virtual and augmented reality, exergaming, and serious games.

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          Patient & Prescribing Data

          People at risk of dementia and people living with dementia or cognitive impairment are discussed; the study itself analyzes publications rather than patient-level data.

          The article describes digital technologies as tools for supporting physical activity-based prevention and care. It does not report patient-level prescribing or treatment-effect estimates.

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