HOUSTON: UK-based roadtohealth, which makes a health improvement app called Quealth, has announced it has completed a clinical validation study of the dementia risk assessment tool within the app.
Quealth, which is free and available on both iOS and Android, guides users through lifestyle modification behaviors to reduce the risk of five major non-communicable but sometimes preventable diseases: type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, COPD, dementia and six forms of cancer.
While not a diagnostic tool, the app uses Quealth’s proprietary algorithm to calculate risk based on the user’s answers through a series of questions covering family medical history, biometrics and lifestyle. Each user gets a “Quealth Score,” ranging from 1-100, and then provides educational content and coaching based on research into the science of behavioral change.