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Daily self assessment for brain fog?

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jan 2, 2023 | Replies (14)

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@buzzbuzz

Hi Colleen, thanks but unfortunately the dementia assessment doesn't lend itself to a daily assessment for a number of reasons: questions refer to your experience over a period of time (we want an assessment that covers 24 hours or less, but ideally an hour), repeat testing lets you game the system/train to give the right answer, etc. I have run into many tests like this with the same challenges, and am looking for something that doctors would understand but would assess for example rapid brain function as a proxy for characteristics of brain fog (not being able to find the word) but are assessed quantitatively not qualitatively. It could be something as how fast does it take for you to solve a puzzle and the puzzle changes every day. In the quantified self movement days in the Bay Area 20 years ago one guy had used a very simple tracker that was how fast did you click on a dot that you saw, and because the computer was able to measure the response times so finely, he was able to see patterns of change in his response time (which he eventually tied to diet). Anything like that? Thanks!

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@buzzbuzz, I remember the quantified-self days. Dealing with post-COVID will likely see a resurgence of this behaviour as people find “hacks” or health solutions with doctors who are willing to partner with patients who carefully track their symptoms, triggers and improvements.