Electronic memory aids for people with dementia experiencing prospective memory loss: A review of empirical studies

King, Alexandra; Dwan, Corinna

doi:10.1177/1471301217735180

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“…From an empirical perspective, a number of studies investigated the role of assistive technology in fostering memory and other abilities in PwD (137), with recent work also summarizing results in relation to electronic devices (138). Findings have indicated that improvements can be seen in various abilities, even in cases of severe dementia [e.g., (139)], but it has been suggested that the focus of the studies needs to be expanded.…”

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“…Findings have indicated that improvements can be seen in various abilities, even in cases of severe dementia [e.g., (139)], but it has been suggested that the focus of the studies needs to be expanded. Specifically, most devices are used to improve ability to undertake tasks, with less attention paid to quality of life, behavioral issues, social connectedness, and recreational activities (138,139). It has been argued that assistive technologies should be used in PwD to foster social engagement and decision making, which have an important impact on personhood in dementia (140).…”

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“…Examining the works reported in Sections 1 and 2, for applications of sound as memory stimulus, it was observed that only a few works exist. In Table 1, the previous works are reported (as referenced in [35]). The number of participating persons was small, and in the cases that more than three people participated in the evaluation, training was required; thus, a larger sample size was necessary.…”

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An Acoustic-Based Smart Home System for People Suffering from Dementia

et al. 2019

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Aging-in-place can reduce the progress of dementia syndrome and improve the quality of life of the sufferers and their families. Taking into consideration the fact that numerous neurological research results suggest the use of sound as a stimulus for empowering the memory of the sufferer, an innovative information home support system for people suffering from dementia is proposed. The innovation of the proposed system is found in its application, that is to integrate a home system for assisting with person recognition via a sound-based memory aid service. Furthermore, the system addresses the needs of people suffering from dementia to recognize their familiars and have better interaction and collaboration, without the need for training. The system offers a ubiquitous recognition system, using smart devices like smart-phones or smart-wristbands. When a familiar person is detected in the house, then a sound is reproduced on the smart speakers, in order to stimulate the sufferer’s memory. The system identified all users and reproduced the appropriate sound in 100% of the cases. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first system of its kind for assisting person recognition via sound ever reported in the literature.

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“…Recent reviews and position papers, addressing AT for people with dementia from a broad perspective, generally come to concurrent conclusions regarding a range of topics to be addressed in order to make advances in research and bring to market evidence-based solutions that are usable and effective in everyday lives of people with dementia (Bächle et al, 2018;Holthe et al, 2018;Ienca et al, 2017;Kenigsberg et al, 2017;King and Dwan, 2017;Meiland et al, 2017;Robillard et al, 2018). Among the most recurrent is the recommendation to involve people with dementia in the design and testing of AT, to make sure that their needs, preferences, and capacities are met and also to pursue this end user perspective when developing applicable and effective methods for dissemination and adoption of AT.…”

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Assistive technology designed to support self-management of people with dementia: user involvement, dissemination, and adoption. A scoping review

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Janbek

Woods

et al. 2019

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Background: Assistive technology is advocated as a key solution to the need for support among people living with dementia. There is growing awareness of the benefits of user involvement in the design and test of these technologies and the need to identifying applicable and effective methods for implementation. The aim of this review was to explore and synthesize research addressing assistive technology designed to be used by people with dementia for self-management. Further research aims were to explore if and how user involvement, dissemination, and adoption of assistive technology were addressed.Method: Electronic databases were searched using specified search terms. Key publications and grey literature sources were hand-searched. Materials published until year end 2018 were included. The results were summarized according to the research aims.Results: Eleven papers derived from eight studies were included. The studies presented data from prototype design and testing, and the review showed great variation in study scope, design, and methodology. User involvement varied from extensive involvement to no user involvement. Methods for adoption also varied widely and only targeted prototype testing. None of the studies addressed dissemination. Conclusion:The results of this review underline the need for well-designed high-quality research into all the aspects that are essential to deliver applicable, effective, and sustainable assistive technology to support self-management of people with dementia. There is a need for evidence-based methods to promote and qualify user involvement, dissemination, and adoption. The results also point to the need for standardized outcome measures and standards for conducting and reporting research to improve its quality and impact.

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Electronic memory aids for people with dementia experiencing prospective memory loss: A review of empirical studies

Cited by 38 publications

References 53 publications

The Seven Selves of Dementia

The Seven Selves of Dementia

An Acoustic-Based Smart Home System for People Suffering from Dementia

Assistive technology designed to support self-management of people with dementia: user involvement, dissemination, and adoption. A scoping review

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