Assessing the handwriting process in healthy elderly persons using a computerized system

Rosenblum, Sara; Werner, Perla

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“…For example, Barnes et al (2003) Conversely, as expected in light of the literature on cognitive decline with age and its influence on daily function (Anstey & Wood, 2011;Coppin et al, 2006;Rosenblum & Werner, 2006), when looking at the mean scores + SD of the two age groups, the younger group reported lower performance abilities related to all the factors in comparison to the older group.…”

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“…Previous literature has described deterioration in cognitive abilities and EF control with age among people aged 20 to 80 years. This deterioration was reflected in actual performance, such as the dual-task physical test (Coppin et al, 2006), handwriting (Rosenblum & Werner, 2006), and driving (Anstey & Wood, 2011). Though the question of when this cognitive decline begins is still under discussion, there is a consensus about the need for intervention in cases of cognitive decline over age 60 (Salthouse, 2009).…”

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Development of the Daily Living Questionnaire (DLQ): A Factor Analysis Study

Rosenblum¹,

Josman²,

Toglia³

2017

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Development of the Daily Living Questionnaire (DLQ): A Factor Analysis Study

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Toglia³

2017

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Self-report data suggest that handwriting is performed by younger and older adults daily or almost daily (McMahon, 2008;Rosenblum & Werner, 2006). However, currently no information exists on the reasons for and contexts of writing in adults.…”

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“…Even in research investigating the daily activities of older people, handwriting is rarely included in self-report questionnaires (Dixon, Kurzman, & Friesen, 1993). In one study, the majority (94.3%) of 52 participants aged 60 years and over, reported writing "daily" or "almost daily", suggesting that handwriting is a regular activity for older adults (Rosenblum & Werner, 2006). In another survey, 88.3%…”

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Handwriting in healthy people aged 65 years and over

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McCluskey

Lannin

2011

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

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Background: Handwriting is an important activity that is commonly affected by neurological and orthopaedic conditions. Handwriting research has predominantly involved children. Little is known about handwriting behaviour in healthy older adults. Aim: This study aims to describe the handwriting practices of 30 unimpaired adults aged 65 years and over. Methods: In this cross‐sectional observational study, data were collected from 30 older adults using a self‐report questionnaire, digital pen recordings over three days and a handwriting log. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: The mean age of participants was 75.1 years (standard deviation = 6.9). Variations in handwriting were evident in letter size, slant and spacing. Participants wrote very little – a median of 18 words per occasion (interquartile range = 10.5–26.9 words). Most handwriting involved self‐generated text (85%), not copied or transcribed text. Participants stood while writing for 17% of handwriting occasions. The most common reasons for handwriting were note taking (23%) and puzzles (22%). Conclusions: Legibility may not depend exclusively on the handwriting script that a beginning writer is taught, but may be a result of other factors as the person ages. A comprehensive adult handwriting assessment and retraining programme should be relevant to older adults, including common handwriting activities, involving self‐generated text and few words.

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Comparing the handwriting behaviours of true and false writing with computerized handwriting measures

Luria

Rosenblum

2009

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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SUMMARYThe goal of this study is to compare the handwriting behaviours of true and false writing. Based on the cognitive load and dis-automaticity known to be experienced while communicating a deceptive message, we hypothesized a difference (in temporal and spatial, pressure measures and peak velocities) between the handwriting of true vs. false messages. Thirty-four participants wrote true and false sentences on a digitizer, which is part of a new system called the Computerized Penmanship Evaluation Tool (ComPET). The ComPET evaluates brain-hand performance, as manifested through handwriting behaviour, and was found to be a valid measure for detecting the dis-automaticity that is indicative of certain diseases in the clinical field. Differences were found in mean pressure, spatial measures (mean stroke length and mean stroke height), but no differences were found in temporal measures and in the number of peak velocities. The use of ComPET in lie detection is discussed.

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Assessing the handwriting process in healthy elderly persons using a computerized system

Abstract: The results of this pilot study indicate that kinematic analysis of handwriting provides important information about the handwriting process among elderly people.

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Development of the Daily Living Questionnaire (DLQ): A Factor Analysis Study

Development of the Daily Living Questionnaire (DLQ): A Factor Analysis Study

Handwriting in healthy people aged 65 years and over

Comparing the handwriting behaviours of true and false writing with computerized handwriting measures

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