Advancing Cognitive Care Clinician Awareness, Attitudes Toward, and Interest in Digital Cognitive Assessments for Cognitive Evaluation Insights from Surveys by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Gerontological Society of America
Clinical research continues to underscore the importance of early detection of cognitive decline, including conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Yet timely and accurate cognitive assessment in primary care remains challenging. Most clinicians rely on brief, paper-based screening tools that are limited in scope and may lack standardization. Digital cognitive assessments (DCAs) represent a growing opportunity to strengthen early detection and management of cognitive decline. These technology-based tools offer standardized, efficient, and potentially scalable approaches to evaluating cognitive functioning, support-
ing earlier intervention, monitoring more consistently, and improving coordination of care. To better understand clinicians’ awareness of and experience and interest in using DCAs, the Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease (CEOi) partnered with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) to conduct parallel surveys of their memberships. Insights from these surveys reveal both the promise and the practical challenges of integrating DCAs into everyday clinical practice and identify key priorities for enabling broader adoption.
AAFP issued a survey to its online research community, Member Insight Exchange, during September 2025 with 167 unique respondents. GSA issued a compatible online survey during August and September 2025 to its members in the Health Sciences section and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and nursing care interest groups (e.g., physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers). GSA received 62 unique responses.