ArticleJMIR mental health2018
Using Mobile Technology to Provide Personalized Reminiscence for People Living With Dementia and Their Carers: Appraisal of Outcomes From a Quasi-Experimental Study.
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- Effectiveness of home-based, non-exercise interventions for dementia: A systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of e-Health Solutions for Aging With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.The Gerontologist · 2021Pooled it
- The use of technology in creating individualized, meaningful activities for people living with dementia: A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Technology-driven solutions to prompt conversation, aid communication and support interaction for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic literature review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Pooled it
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- Enabling Personalization for Digital Cognitive Stimulation to Support Communication With People With Dementia: Pilot Intervention Study as a Prelude to AI Development.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Cognitive Exercise for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Using a Social Robot.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of digital technologies to engage and support the wellbeing of people with dementia and family carers at home and in care homes: A scoping review.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Supporting the couple relationship following dementia diagnosis: A scoping review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Improving Well-being With a Mobile Artificial Intelligence-Powered Acceptance Commitment Therapy Tool: Pragmatic Retrospective Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Refining a Digital Therapeutic Platform for Home Care Agencies in Dementia Care to Elicit Stakeholder Feedback: Focus Group Study With Stakeholders.JMIR aging · 2022Article
- Supporting identity and relationships amongst people with dementia through the use of technology: a qualitative interview study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDementia is an international research priority. Reminiscence is an intervention that prompts memories and has been widely used as a therapeutic approach for people living with dementia. We developed a novel iPad app to support home-based personalized reminiscence. It is crucial that technology-enabled reminiscence interventions are appraised.
objectiveWe sought to measure the effect of technology-enabled reminiscence on mutuality (defined as the level of "closeness" between an adult living with dementia and their carer), quality of carer and patient relationship, and subjective well-being.
methodsA 19-week personalized reminiscence intervention facilitated by a program of training and a bespoke iPad app was delivered to people living with dementia and their family carers at their own homes. Participants (N=60) were recruited in dyads from a cognitive rehabilitation team affiliated with a large UK health care organization. Each dyad comprised a person living with early to moderate dementia and his or her family carer. Outcome measurement data were collected at baseline, midpoint, and intervention closure.
resultsParticipants living with dementia attained statistically significant increases in mutuality, quality of carer and patient relationship, and subjective well-being (P<.001 for all 3) from baseline to endpoint. Carers attained nonsignificant increases in mutuality and quality of carer and patient relationship and a nonsignificant decrease in subjective well-being.
conclusionsOur results indicate that individual-specific reminiscence supported by an iPad app may be efficient in the context of early to moderate dementia. A robust randomized controlled trial of technology-enabled personalized reminiscence is warranted.
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