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Effectiveness of using assistive technology for time orientation and memory, in older adults with or without dementia.
- Source :
- Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology; Jul2021, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p472-478, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The purposes of this study were to reveal the effectiveness of an electric calendar, showing the date and schedule automatically for older people, and to prove the characteristics of appropriate users. The participants were 27 older adults with or without dementia (9 men and 18 women, mean age: 81.5 ± 6.9 years, range: 72–94 years). The study design was a cross-over randomized controlled trial, with 15 participants (55.6%) allocated to the first group to use the electric calendar, and 12 participants (44.4%) to the second intervention group. The outcome measures are daily behaviors and cognitive function assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination and Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination. Participants showed significant increase in total Mini-Mental State Examination score (p = 0.020, a paired t-test) after intervention period, whereas there was no significant difference after no intervention. Daily activities related healthcare were improved. The participants with positive outcomes showed higher motivations, and around 18 points in Mini-Mental State Examination. Most healthy older adults mentioned that electric calendars were useful, but unnecessary. Using the electric calendar was effective in improving global cognitive function and daily activities. The target users are older people, who (1) might have mild dementia, (2) have difficulties in daily activities, (3) can be supported by caregivers, and (4) have positive motivation to new technologies. An electric calendar is effective on grovel cognitive function, and activities of daily living related to healthcare in older adults, as well as reality orientation therapy. The electric calendar can be useful for older people with mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment, having difficulties activities of daily living, supported by caregivers at regular intervals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TREATMENT of dementia
MEMORY
STATISTICS
MENTAL orientation
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
RESEARCH methodology
ACTIVITIES of daily living
INTERVIEWING
TREATMENT effectiveness
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
T-test (Statistics)
ASSISTIVE technology
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
CROSSOVER trials
SOCIAL skills
COGNITIVE testing
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
ALMANACS
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17483107
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151189863
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2019.1650299