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Smartphone technology for fostering goal-directed ambulation and object use in people with moderate Alzheimer's disease
Giulio E Lancioni, Nirbhay N Singh, Mark F O'Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Fiora D'Amico, Floriana De Vanna, Dominga Laporta, Maria F De Caro et al.. Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 2019-11-15
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
During baseline, the mean frequency of correct target responses was virtually zero. The mean frequency of intervals with indices of enjoyment/appreciation ranged from zero to close to one. During the intervention, the mean frequencies for the two measures were slightly below three and just over three, respectively. The maximum frequencies possible were three and four, respectively. A smartphone-based intervention may be suitable to foster goal-directed, walker-assisted ambulation and object use as well as enjoyment/appreciation in participants like those involved in this study.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONA smartphone-based intervention may be used to promote goal-directed, walker-assisted ambulation and object use as well as indices of enjoyment/appreciation in persons with moderate Alzheimer disease.The technology for such intervention might involve (a) a smartphone with Android operating system, light sensor, Bluetooth v4.0, and MacroDroid, (b) Bluetooth headphones or earpieces, and (c) battery-powered light sources.The technology may provide the participants with instructions about the destinations to reach and the objects to put away at those destinations, and with praise and brief periods of preferred stimulation at the target destinations.The technology may be considered easy to access, friendly for the participants, and suitable for use by staff within daily contexts.
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Lancioni, G. E., Singh, N. N., O'Reilly, M. F., Sigafoos, J., D'Amico, F., De Vanna, F., et al. (2020). Smartphone technology for fostering goal-directed ambulation and object use in people with moderate Alzheimer's disease. Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2019.1686075
Vancouver
Lancioni GE, Singh NN, O'Reilly MF, Sigafoos J, D'Amico F, De Vanna F, et al. Smartphone technology for fostering goal-directed ambulation and object use in people with moderate Alzheimer's disease. Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology. 2020. doi:10.1080/17483107.2019.1686075. PMID: 31726892.
BibTeX
@article{lancioni2020-31726892,
author = {Lancioni, Giulio E and Singh, Nirbhay N and O'Reilly, Mark F and Sigafoos, Jeff and D'Amico, Fiora and De Vanna, Floriana and Laporta, Dominga and De Caro, Maria F and others},
title = {{Smartphone technology for fostering goal-directed ambulation and object use in people with moderate Alzheimer's disease}},
journal = {Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1080/17483107.2019.1686075},
pmid = {31726892},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2019.1686075}
}
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Key findings
- During baseline, the mean frequency of correct target responses was virtually zero.
- The mean frequency of intervals with indices of enjoyment/appreciation ranged from zero to close to one.
- During the intervention, the mean frequencies for the two measures were slightly below three and just over three, respectively.
- The maximum frequencies possible were three and four, respectively.
- A smartphone-based intervention may be suitable to foster goal-directed, walker-assisted ambulation and object use as well as enjoyment/appreciation in participants like those involved in this study.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONA smartphone-based intervention may be used to promote goal-directed, walker-assisted ambulation and object use as well as indices of enjoyment/appreciation in persons with moderate Alzheimer disease.The technology for such intervention might involve (a) a smartphone with Android operating system, light sensor, Bluetooth v4.0, and MacroDroid, (b) Bluetooth headphones or earpieces, and (c) battery-powered light sources.The technology may provide the participants with instructions about the destinations to reach and the objects to put away at those destinations, and with praise and brief periods of preferred stimulation at the target destinations.The technology may be considered easy to access, friendly for the participants, and suitable for use by staff within daily contexts.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 39/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 22 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 39 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 31726892) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 22 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 22 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 39 out of 100. |
| Total | 39 / 100 | — |
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