An empirical validation of neuropsychiatric symptoms and agitation profiles in dementia using data from an online symptom tracking tool.

The internet offers a powerful means of gathering information about the lived experience of dementia, especially with patients and caregivers increasingly using online tools or apps for symptom management. The study compared the proportion of people with neuropsychiatric symptoms and agitation, and the number of such symptoms, across groups with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and mild, moderate, and severe dementia. [Extracted from the article]