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ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2015

Effects of tracking technology on daily life of persons with dementia: three experimental single-case studies.

Annakarin Olsson, Maria Engström, Pernilla Åsenlöf, Kirsti Skovdahl, Claudia Lampic

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Article in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Annakarin OlssonFaculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden annakarin.olsson@hig.se.
Maria EngströmFaculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Pernilla ÅsenlöfDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Kirsti SkovdahlSchool of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden Faculty of Health Sciences, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway.
Claudia LampicDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the effects of using tracking technology on independent outdoor activities and psychological well-being in 3 persons with dementia (PwDs) and their spouses.

methodsThree experimental single-case studies with an A1B1A2B2 design. The intervention entailed access to a passive positioning alarm and technical support. Continual daily measures of independent outdoor activities among PwDs' and spouses' worries about these activities were made during all phases.

resultsAccess to a tracking technology consistently increased the independent outdoor activities of 2 PwDs. One of the spouses consistently reported decreased worry during B phases, another's worry decreased only in B2, and the third showed little variability in worrying across all phases.

conclusionTracking technology may support PwDs to engage in independent outdoor activities and decrease spouses' worries; however, randomized controlled group studies are needed to investigate whether these results can be replicated on a group level.

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Activities of Daily LivingAgedDementiaFemaleGeographic Information SystemsHumansMaleMonitoring, AmbulatorySpousesAlzheimer’sdementiaexperimental single-case studyinformation and communication technologyoutdoorstracking technology

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PMID24771764
PMCPMC10852717

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