Effectiveness of using assistive technology for time orientation and memory, in older adults with or without dementia.
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...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 472 - 479 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=151189863&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 151189863 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2021 vid: 16 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 151189863 151189863 151189863 10.1080/17483107.2019.1650299 151189863 ppf: 472 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Effectiveness of using assistive technology for time orientation and memory, in older adults with or without dementia. aug: au: Nishiura, Yuko Nihei, Misato Nakamura-Thomas, Hiromi Inoue, Takenobu affil: Department of Assistive Technology, National Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan sug: subj: Assistive Technology Utilization Orientation Evaluation Memory Evaluation Dementia Therapy Treatment Outcomes Human Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Aged Aged, 80 and Over Crossover Design Questionnaires Almanacs Activities of Daily Living Motivation Social Behavior Cognition Evaluation Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Paired T-Tests Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Male Female Semi-Structured Interview Feedback Funding Source Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Male Female ab: 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. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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