ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Persons with moderate Alzheimer's disease improve activities and mood via instruction technology.
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- Relearning of Activities of Daily Living: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Learning Methods in Patients with Dementia of the Alzheimer Type.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2016Trial
- Video prompting versus other instruction strategies for persons with Alzheimer's disease.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2013Trial
- Quantitative Research on Digitalized Treatment Options for Older Adults With Mental Illness: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Human Factors and Requirements of People with Cognitive Impairment, Their Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals for mHealth Apps Including Reminders, Games, and Geolocation Tracking: A Survey-Questionnaire Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2021Article
- Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions for Daily Activities and Supported Ambulation in People With Alzheimer's Disease.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2018Article
- Using social media to disseminate education about Alzheimer's prevention & treatment: a pilot study on Alzheimer's universe (www.AlzU.org).Journal of communication in healthcare · 2018Article
- Supporting Simple Activity Engagement in Persons With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease Through a Technology-Aided Program.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2017Article
- Technology-Aided Programs to Support Positive Verbal and Physical Engagement in Persons with Moderate or Severe Alzheimer's Disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2016Article
- Patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease engage in verbal reminiscence with the support of a computer-aided program: a pilot study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2015Article
- Living with and caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease in nursing homes.Journal of caring sciences · 2013Article
- Characteristics of care and caregivers of Alzheimer's patients in elderly care homes: a qualitative research.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2012Article
- Using a cognitive orthosis to support older adults during meal preparation: Clinicians' perspective on COOK technology.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThree studies assessed the (a) effectiveness of verbal instructions presented via technology in helping persons with moderate Alzheimer's disease perform daily activities and (b) impact of activity engagement on mood.
methodsThe 3 studies targeted coffee preparation with 2 women, use of make-up with 2 women, and use of make-up and tea preparation with 3 women. Intervention effects on activity performance were assessed through nonconcurrent multiple baseline designs across participants or multiple baseline designs across activities. The impact of activity on mood was assessed by recording indices of happiness during activity trials and parallel nonactivity periods.
resultsVerbal instructions presented via technology were effective in helping all participants perform the target activities. The participants also showed mood improvement (ie, increases in indices of happiness) during the activity.
conclusionThese results suggest that the approach reported may be a useful strategy for helping persons with Alzheimer's disease.
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