A review of current information and communication technologies: can they be used to assess apathy?

König, Alexandra; Aalten, Pauline; Verhey, Frans R.J.; Ben-Sadoun, Grégory; Petit, Pere; Robert, Philippe; David, Renaud

doi:10.1002/gps.4017

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“…Apathy is one of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms of AD, occurring in almost 65% of dementia patients (Ferri et al, 2005; König et al, 2014) being associated with a higher degree of global functional impairment (Doron et al, 2013) and therefore loss of autonomy in activities of daily living (Boyle et al, 2003; Scarpini et al, 2003; Lechowski et al, 2009). Marin (1991) defined it as a lack of motivation, interest, emotion, or feeling.…”

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Recommendations for the use of Serious Games in people with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorders and frailty

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König²,

Amieva³

et al. 2014

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders (ADRD) represent a major challenge for health care systems within the aging population. It is therefore important to develop better instruments to assess the disease severity and progression, as well as to improve its treatment, stimulation, and rehabilitation. This is the underlying idea for the development of Serious Games (SG). These are digital applications specially adapted for purposes other than entertaining; such as rehabilitation, training and education. Recently, there has been an increase of interest in the use of SG targeting patients with ADRD. However, this field is completely uncharted, and the clinical, ethical, economic and research impact of the employment of SG in these target populations has never been systematically addressed. The aim of this paper is to systematically analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of employing SG with patients with ADRD in order to provide practical recommendations for the development and use of SG in these populations. These analyses and recommendations were gathered, commented on and validated during a 2-round workshop in the context of the 2013 Clinical Trial of Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) conference, and endorsed by stakeholders in the field. The results revealed that SG may offer very useful tools for professionals involved in the care of patients suffering from ADRD. However, more interdisciplinary work should be done in order to create SG specifically targeting these populations. Furthermore, in order to acquire more academic and professional credibility and acceptance, it will be necessary to invest more in research targeting efficacy and feasibility. Finally, the emerging ethical challenges should be considered a priority.

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“…Concerning clinical assessment, ICT play an important role allowing the development of new methods to evaluate more objectively behavioral and functional deficits (König et al, 2014). This is important for clinical activity, as well as for research purposes (Robert et al, 2013).…”

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Recommendations for the use of Serious Games in people with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorders and frailty

Pierpoint¹,

König²,

Amieva³

et al. 2014

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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138

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“…Apathy is one of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms of AD and related disorders, occurring in almost 65% of dementia patients ( Ferri et al, 2005 ; König et al, 2014 ). Apathy is associated with a higher degree of global functional impairment ( Doron et al, 2013 ) and therefore to a loss of autonomy in activities of daily living ( Boyle et al, 2003 ; Robert et al, 2009 ).…”

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â€˜Kitchen and cooking,â€™ a serious game for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimerâ€™s disease: a pilot study

Manera

Petit

Derreumaux

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Recently there has been a growing interest in employing serious games (SGs) for the assessment and rehabilitation of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and related disorders. In the present study we examined the acceptability of ‘Kitchen and cooking’ – a SG developed in the context of the EU project VERVE (http://www.verveconsortium.eu/) – in these populations. In this game a cooking plot is employed to assess and stimulate executive functions (such as planning abilities) and praxis. The game is installed on a tablet, to be flexibly employed at home and in nursing homes. Twenty one elderly participants (9 MCI and 12 AD, including 14 outpatients and 7 patients living in nursing homes, as well as 11 apathetic and 10 non-apathetic) took part in a 1-month trail, including a clinical and neuropsychological assessment, and 4-week training where the participants were free to play as long as they wanted on a personal tablet. During the training, participants met once a week with a clinician in order to fill in self-report questionnaires assessing their overall game experience (including acceptability, motivation, and perceived emotions). The results of the self reports and of the data concerning game performance (e.g., time spent playing, number of errors, etc) confirm the overall acceptability of Kitchen and cooking for both patients with MCI and patients with AD and related disorders, and the utility to employ it for training purposes. Interestingly, the results confirm that the game is adapted also to apathetic patients.

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“…Specifically, its utility as an assessment tool in AD and related disorders has been proven to assess neuropsychiatric symptoms such as agitation (Nagels et al, 2006 ; Mahlberg and Walther, 2007 ), depression (Volkers et al, 2003 ), and apathy (David et al, 2012 ). See Konig et al ( 2014 ) for recent reviews on the use of actigraphy for assessment in patients with AD and related disorders.…”

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“…Based on the Monaco CTAD expert meeting in 2012, Robert et al ( 2013 ) highlighted that new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) – such as video and audio analysis techniques, computerized testing and actigraphy – may represent promising new tools to improve the functional and cognitive assessment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related disorders [see also Konig et al ( 2014 ), for a recent review of studies employing ICT in this domain]. However, these new technologies are still not widely employed in clinical trials for assessment purposes.…”

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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Clinical Trials with Patients with Alzheimerâ€™s Disease and Related Disorders

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Sacco

Ben-Sadoun

et al. 2015

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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A review of current information and communication technologies: can they be used to assess apathy?

Abstract: There are no ICT techniques specifically designed for the assessment of apathy, but nevertheless several techniques seem to be promising and deserve more study.

Cited by 33 publications

References 116 publications

Recommendations for the use of Serious Games in people with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorders and frailty

Recommendations for the use of Serious Games in people with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorders and frailty

â€˜Kitchen and cooking,â€™ a serious game for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimerâ€™s disease: a pilot study

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Clinical Trials with Patients with Alzheimerâ€™s Disease and Related Disorders

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