About us
The C-STAM is a computerised assessment tool that is being developed to measure people’s ability to perform complex instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) such as financial management, online grocery shopping, following directions, sorting out medications, etc.
The C-STAM is currently being developed by a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, and computer scientists.
Our Goal
The results of the C-STAM will provide GPs, OTs and other clinicians detailed information regarding a person’s ability to perform complex everyday activities and may inform targeted interventions.
After we first test and validate the C-STAM, our goal is to make it freely available to clinicians to facilitate a standardised assessment of complex everyday tasks. The C-STAM can be administered remotely, which increases accessibility and enables testing for individuals who are not able to attend clinical visits.
Multidisciplinary team
C-STAM team is a multidisciplinary team that consists of researchers, clinicians, and IT technologists.
Other Study Investigators:
- Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
- Professor Lindy Clemson, opens in a new window, The University of Sydney
- Dr Nicole Kochan, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
- Professor Brian Draper, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
- Professor Kim Delbaere, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
- Professor Julian Trollor, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
- Associate Professor Anupama Ginige, opens in a new window, Western Sydney University
- Dr Jacqueline Wesson, opens in a new window, The University of Sydney
- Dr Katharina Luttenberger, opens in a new window, University Hospital Erlangen
- Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
- Dr Ben Chun Pan Lam, opens in a new window, La Trobe University
- Dr Quoc Cuong Truong, The University of Waikato
- Dr Stephanie Ward, opens in a new window, UNSW Sydney
Advisory group:
Our advisory group is made up of eight older and younger adults with and without lived experiences of dementia. This includes older adults without dementia, older adults currently living with dementia and/or Mild Cognitive Impairment, and current and former carers for individuals living with dementia recruited from across Australia.