Publication: Ten years of research on automatic voice and speech analysis of people with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment : a systematic review article
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Date
2021-03-23
Authors
Martínez-Nicolás, Israel ; Llorente, Thide ; Martínez-Sánchez, Francisco ; García Meilá, Juan José
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Frontiers Media
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.620251
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©<2021>. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ccby/4.0/
This document is the Published, version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [Frontiers in Psychology]. To access the final edited and published work see [https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.620251]
Abstract
Background: The field of voice and speech analysis has become increasingly popular over the last 10 years, and articles on its use in detecting neurodegenerative diseases have proliferated. Many studies have identified characteristic speech features that can be used to draw an accurate distinction between healthy aging among older people and those with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Speech analysis has been singled out as a cost-effective and reliable method for detecting the presence of both conditions. In this research, a systematic review was conducted to determine these features and their diagnostic accuracy.
Methods: Peer-reviewed literature was located across multiple databases, involving studies that apply new procedures of automatic speech analysis to collect behavioral evidence of linguistic impairments along with their diagnostic accuracy on Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. The risk of bias was assessed by using JBI and QUADAS-2 checklists.
Results: Thirty-five papers met the inclusion criteria; of these, 11 were descriptive studies that either identified voice features or explored their cognitive correlates, and the rest were diagnostic studies. Overall, the studies were of good quality and presented solid evidence of the usefulness of this technique. The distinctive acoustic and rhythmic features found are gathered. Most studies record a diagnostic accuracy over 88% for Alzheimer’s and 80% for mild cognitive impairment.
Conclusion: Automatic speech analysis is a promising tool for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. The reported features seem to be indicators of the cognitive changes in older people. The specific features and the cognitive changes involved could be the subject of further research.
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Frontiers in Psychology, 12:620251, 2021
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