A-54 Greater Time Spent Watching TV is Related to Worse Real-Time Neurocognitive Performance in Older Adults With and Without HIV

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 914-914
Author(s):  
S Kamarsu ◽  
L Campbell ◽  
E paolillo ◽  
T Filip ◽  
J Swendsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Cognitive Testing ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Neurocognitive Performance ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Watching Tv

Abstract Objective There is a need to identify determinants of neurocognitive impairment among older persons living with HIV (PLHIV). Utilizing smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and mobile cognitive testing, we examined the relationships between daily life activities and real-world neurocognitive performance among older PLHIV and HIV-uninfected adults. Method Ninety-one participants (58 PLHIV; Mage = 59.4, SD = 6.4), 70.3% male, 65.9% non-Hispanic white, completed four smartphone-based EMA surveys of daily activities and one mobile color-word interference test (mCWIT) per day for 14 days. Daily activities were grouped into five categories: activities of daily living (ADLs, IADLs), cognitively demanding activities, socially-engaging activities, physical activity (PA), and passive leisure activity (watching TV). Data was collapsed across the 14 days to examine between-person effects of the proportion of time reportedly spent on each activity on neurocognitive outcomes (the average correct responses and completion time for the mCWIT). Results No effect was found for engaging in activities by HIV status; however, PLHIV had significantly longer times on the mCWIT compared to persons without HIV (t = 2.49; 95% CI: 0.60, 5.37; p = 0.02). In a multivariable regression model accounting for HIV status, a greater proportion of time spent watching TV was associated with slower average mCWIT performance (beta = 9.41; 95% CI: 1.88,17.0; p = 0.01). There were no relationships between other domains of daily life activities and mCWIT performance. Conclusion Our findings provide evidence that more time spent watching TV is associated with slower mCWIT performance. Future work examining the time-lagged relationships between these variables is needed to understand whether watching TV decreases real-time neurocognitive performance.

scholarly journals Parents’ training needs for intellectual disability learning about daily life activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1616-1630
Author(s):  
Mumpuniarti Mumpuniarti ◽  
Ishartiwi Ishartiwi ◽  
Nur Azizah ◽  
Wening Prabawati
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
At Home

This study aims to explore the training needs of parents for the future of children with intellectual disabilities (ID). The survey research method is used in this study. The questionnaire was used as a guide for parents, and then every chosen programme required by the parents was mentioned in the interview. Data analysis was carried out by categorising parental training needs into four domains of daily activities. The respondents were eight parents who needed training on the programmes of daily activities in order to train their children with ID at home. The findings show that those parents have still not been able to express their rights to convey their needs. Likewise, when they are invited to arrange the structure of the workout schedule at home, they still respond passively. The conclusion is that schools should start to explore the needs of daily activities programmes and develop learning programmes with parents.   Keywords: Parents’ training, intellectual disability, learning.

Safety and Confidence in Local Law Enforcement and Government During Serial Shooting Events: Association With Daily Life Activities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Holly B. Herberman Mash ◽  
Carol S. Fullerton ◽  
Robert J. Ursano
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Local Law Enforcement ◽  
Local Law ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract Objective: This study examined the relationship of perceived safety and confidence in local law enforcement and government to changes in daily life activities during the Washington, DC, sniper attacks. Methods: Participants were 1238 residents from the Washington, DC metropolitan area who were assessed using an Internet survey that included items related to safety at work, at home, and in general, confidence in law enforcement/government, and changes in routine daily life activities. Results: A majority of participants (52%, n = 640) reported changing their daily life activities, with approximately one-third identifying changes related to being in large places and getting gas. Perceived safety was associated with confidence in local law enforcement/government. After adjusting for demographics, lower feelings of safety and less confidence in law enforcement/government were related to a higher likelihood of altered daily activities. Confidence in local law enforcement/government modified the association of safety with changes in daily activities. Among participants with high safety, less confidence in local law enforcement/government was associated with greater changes in daily life activities. Conclusions: Serial shooting events affect feelings of safety and disrupt routine life activities. Focus on enhancing experiences of safety and confidence in local law enforcement and government may decrease the life disruption associated with terrorist shootings.

scholarly journals Interictal Photophobia and Phonophobia Are Related to the Presence of Aura and High Frequency of Attacks in Patients with Migraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 2474
Author(s):  
Carina F. Pinheiro ◽  
Jessica R. Moreira ◽  
Gabriela F. Carvalho ◽  
Leticia Zorzin ◽  
Fabiola Dach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Migraine ◽  
Migraine With Aura ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Migraine Without Aura ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Positive Correlations

Background: Despite that photophobia and phonophobia are well-known symptoms related to migraine, it is unclear whether they affect daily life activities during the headache-free period. Objective: To evaluate the interictal photophobia/phonophobia intensity during daily activities in migraineurs and non-headache individuals. Methods: Women with migraine without aura (MoA, n = 30), migraine with aura (MA, n = 30), chronic migraine (CM, n = 30) and without headache (CG, n = 30) reported the photophobia and phonophobia intensity during daily activities using a Likert scale ranging from 0 (no discomfort) to 10 (maximum discomfort). Results: The migraine groups reported higher intensity of interictal photophobia and phonophobia than CG during “driving” and “social situations”, respectively (p < 0.05). MA and CM groups presented higher intensity of phonophobia than CG, hearing sounds in everyday situations and listening to conversations in noisy places (p < 0.05). Also, the MA group presented higher interictal phonophobia than the CG to keep concentration in noisy places (p < 0.05). Weak positive correlations were observed between the intensity of both photophobia and phonophobia with migraine intensity, frequency of migraine and frequency of aura (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Interictally, the intensity of photophobia and phonophobia reported during daily activities is higher in patients with migraine, especially those with aura and chronic migraine, than in non-headache subjects.

scholarly journals EKSPLORASI AKTIVITAS KEHIDUPAN SEHARI-HARI ANAK NELAYAN DI DESA LOBUK UNTUK MENDUKUNG PEMBELAJARAN IPA KONTEKSTUAL

EDUSAINS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-275
Author(s):  
Novatul Labibah ◽  
Herowati Herowati ◽  
Jefri Nur Hidayat ◽  
Habibi Habibi
Keyword(s):  
Science Learning ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Pocket Money ◽  
Fact Learning ◽  
Watching Tv

EXPLORATION OF FISHERMAN CHILDREN'S DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES AT LOBUK VILLAGE TO SUPPORT CONTEXTUAL SCIENCE LEARNINGAbstractThe daily activities of fishermen's children can be used as a material context in applying contextual science learning, as emphasized by K13. In fact, learning science in coastal schools is not yet contextual to the daily activities of fishermen's children. This study aims to provide a description of the daily activities of fishermen's children in Lobuk Village, and a description of the relationship between these activities and science learning materials for SMP/MTs. This type of research is a descriptive qualitative case study method. The primary data sources were fishermen children aged SMP/MTs and their parents. Data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that fishermen's children's morning activities were helping with homework, preparing for school, then leaving for school. The daytime activity is helping the mother/aunt work in the drying process of the fish (a gherri jhuko'). The afternoon activity is looking for shells (arang-karang) during low tide, some of the shells are sold to earn pocket money or for parents, and some are used as salad. Nighttime activities are reciting/tarawih, tadarus, watching TV, then sleeping. The daily activities of fishermen children in their routine of helping to work a gherri jhuko’ and arang-karang in Lobuk Village are related to science learning materials for SMP/MTs, namely the classification of shells in Mollusca type invertebrates; the application of solid substance pressure to the knife for nyetak, mowang bunto ', and a gherri jhuko'. AbstrakAktivitas sehari-hari anak nelayan bisa digunakan sebagai konteks materi dalam menerapkan pembelajaran IPA kontekstual, sebagaimana penekanan K13. Faktanya, pembelajaran IPA di sekolah pesisir belum kontekstual terhadap aktivitas sehari-hari anak nelayan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan deskripsi aktivitas sehari-hari anak nelayan di Desa Lobuk, dan deskripsi keterkaitan aktivitas tersebut dengan materi pembelajaran IPA SMP/MTs. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Sumber data primer dari anak-anak nelayan usia SMP/MTs beserta orang tua. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan aktivitas pagi hari anak nelayan adalah membantu pekerjaan rumah, menyiapkan diri ke sekolah, lalu berangkat sekolah. Aktivitas siang hari adalah membantu ibu/bibinya bekerja dalam proses pengeringan ikan (a gherri jhuko’). Aktivitas sore hari adalah mencari kerang (arang-karang) saat air laut surut, sebagian kerang dijual untuk menghasilkan uang jajan atau untuk orang tua, dan sebagian lagi dirujak. Aktivitas malam hari adalah mengaji/tarawih, tadarus, nonton TV, lalu tidur. Aktivitas sehari-hari anak nelayan dalam rutinitas membantu bekerja a gherri jhuko’ dan arang-karang di Desa Lobuk berkaitan dengan materi pembelajaran IPA SMP/MTs, yaitu pengklasifikasian kerang dalam avertebrata jenis Mollusca; penerapan tekanan zat padat pada pisau untuk nyetak, mowang bunto’, dan a gherri jhuko’. 

scholarly journals Daily Activities Related to Mobile Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: An Ecological Momentary Cognitive Assessment Study

10.2196/19579 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e19579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M Campbell ◽  
Emily W Paolillo ◽  
Anne Heaton ◽  
Bin Tang ◽  
Colin A Depp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Neurocognitive Performance ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Ecological Momentary

Background Daily activities have been associated with neurocognitive performance. However, much of this research has used in-person neuropsychological testing that requires participants to travel to a laboratory or clinic, which may not always be feasible and does not allow for the examination of real-time relationships between cognition and behavior. Thus, there is a need to understand the real-time relationship between activities in the real world and neurocognitive functioning to improve tracking of symptoms or disease states and aid in the early identification of neurocognitive deficits among at-risk individuals. Objective We used a smartphone-based ecological momentary cognitive assessment (EMCA) platform to examine real-time relationships between daily activities and neurocognitive performance (executive functioning and verbal learning) in the everyday environment of middle-aged and older adults with and without HIV. Methods A total of 103 adults aged 50-74 years (67 persons with HIV; mean age 59 years, SD 6.4) were recruited from the University of California, San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program and the San Diego community. Participants completed our EMCA protocol for 14 days. Participants reported their current daily activities 4 times per day; following 2 of the 4 daily ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys, participants were administered the mobile Color-Word Interference Test (mCWIT) and mobile Verbal Learning Test (mVLT), each once per day. Activities were categorized into cognitively stimulating activities, passive leisure activities, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). We used multilevel modeling to examine the same-survey and lagged within-person and between-person effects of each activity type on mobile cognitive performance. Results On average, participants completed 91% of the EMA surveys, 85% of the mCWIT trials, and 80% of the mVLT trials, and they reported engaging in cognitively stimulating activities on 17% of surveys, passive leisure activities on 33% of surveys, and IADLs on 20% of surveys. Adherence and activity percentages did not differ by HIV status. Within-persons, engagement in cognitively stimulating activities was associated with better mCWIT performance (β=−1.12; P=.007), whereas engagement in passive leisure activities was associated with worse mCWIT performance (β=.94; P=.005). There were no lagged associations. At the aggregate between-person level, a greater percentage of time spent in cognitively stimulating activities was associated with better mean mVLT performance (β=.07; P=.02), whereas a greater percentage of time spent in passive leisure activities was associated with worse mean mVLT performance (β=−.07; P=.01). IADLs were not associated with mCWIT or mVLT performance. Conclusions Smartphones present unique opportunities for assessing neurocognitive performance and behavior in middle-aged and older adults’ own environment. Measurement of cognition and daily functioning outside of clinical settings may generate novel insights on the dynamic association of daily behaviors and neurocognitive performance and may add new dimensions to understanding the complexity of human behavior.

scholarly journals Daily Activities Related to Mobile Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: An Ecological Momentary Cognitive Assessment Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M Campbell ◽  
Emily W Paolillo ◽  
Anne Heaton ◽  
Bin Tang ◽  
Colin A Depp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Neurocognitive Performance ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Ecological Momentary

BACKGROUND Daily activities have been associated with neurocognitive performance. However, much of this research has used in-person neuropsychological testing that requires participants to travel to a laboratory or clinic, which may not always be feasible and does not allow for the examination of real-time relationships between cognition and behavior. Thus, there is a need to understand the real-time relationship between activities in the real world and neurocognitive functioning to improve tracking of symptoms or disease states and aid in the early identification of neurocognitive deficits among at-risk individuals. OBJECTIVE We used a smartphone-based ecological momentary cognitive assessment (EMCA) platform to examine real-time relationships between daily activities and neurocognitive performance (executive functioning and verbal learning) in the everyday environment of middle-aged and older adults with and without HIV. METHODS A total of 103 adults aged 50-74 years (67 persons with HIV; mean age 59 years, SD 6.4) were recruited from the University of California, San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program and the San Diego community. Participants completed our EMCA protocol for 14 days. Participants reported their current daily activities 4 times per day; following 2 of the 4 daily ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys, participants were administered the mobile Color-Word Interference Test (mCWIT) and mobile Verbal Learning Test (mVLT), each once per day. Activities were categorized into cognitively stimulating activities, passive leisure activities, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). We used multilevel modeling to examine the same-survey and lagged within-person and between-person effects of each activity type on mobile cognitive performance. RESULTS On average, participants completed 91% of the EMA surveys, 85% of the mCWIT trials, and 80% of the mVLT trials, and they reported engaging in cognitively stimulating activities on 17% of surveys, passive leisure activities on 33% of surveys, and IADLs on 20% of surveys. Adherence and activity percentages did not differ by HIV status. Within-persons, engagement in cognitively stimulating activities was associated with better mCWIT performance (β=−1.12; <i>P</i>=.007), whereas engagement in passive leisure activities was associated with worse mCWIT performance (β=.94; <i>P=</i>.005). There were no lagged associations. At the aggregate between-person level, a greater percentage of time spent in cognitively stimulating activities was associated with better mean mVLT performance (β=.07; <i>P=</i>.02), whereas a greater percentage of time spent in passive leisure activities was associated with worse mean mVLT performance (β=−.07; <i>P=</i>.01). IADLs were not associated with mCWIT or mVLT performance. CONCLUSIONS Smartphones present unique opportunities for assessing neurocognitive performance and behavior in middle-aged and older adults’ own environment. Measurement of cognition and daily functioning outside of clinical settings may generate novel insights on the dynamic association of daily behaviors and neurocognitive performance and may add new dimensions to understanding the complexity of human behavior.

MAGIC-I as Assistance for the Visually Impaired People

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavita Pandey ◽  
Dhiraj Pandey ◽  
Vatsalya Yadav ◽  
Shriya Vikhram
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Best Friends ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
The World ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Impaired User

Background: According to the WHO report, around 4.07% of the world's population is visually impaired. About 90% of the visually impaired users live in the lower economic strata. In the fast moving technology, most of the invention misses the need of these people. Mainly the technologies were designed for mainstream people; visually impaired people always find an inability to access it. This inability arises primarily for reasons such as cost, for example, Perkins Brailler costs 80-248 dollars for the simple purpose of Braille input. Another major reason is the hassle of carrying the big equipment. Objective: Keeping all this in mind and making technology as their best friends, MAGIC-1 has been designed. The goal is to provide a solution in terms of an application, which helps the visually impaired user in their daily life activities. Method: The proposed solution assists visually impaired users through smart phone technology. If visually impaired users ever wished to have a touched guide into a smart phone, MAGIC-1 has the solution that consolidates all the important features in their daily activities. Results: The performance of the solution as a whole and its individual features in terms of usability, utility and other metrics, etc. has been tested with sample visually impaired users. Moreover, their performances in term of Errors per Word and Words per Minute have been observed. Conclusion: MAGIC-I, the proposed solution works as an assistant of visually impaired users to overcome their daily struggles and stay more connected to the world. A visually impaired user can communicate via their mobile devices with features like eyes free texting using braille, voice calling etc. They can easily take help in an emergency situation with the options of SOS emergency calling and video assistance.

Mobile phone apps’ support for people with mild dementia: A systematic review (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leona Cilar ◽  
Lucija Gosak ◽  
Amanda Briggs ◽  
Klavdija Čuček Trifkovič ◽  
Tracy McClelland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
General Term ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Mild Dementia ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
System Usability Scale

BACKGROUND Dementia is a general term for various disorders characterized by memory impairment and loss of at least one cognitive domain. People with dementia are faced with different difficulties in their daily life activities (DLA). With the use of modern technologies, such as mobile phone apps – often called health apps, their difficulties can be alleviated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to systematically search, analyze and synthetize mobile phone apps designed to support people with mild dementia in daily life activities in two apps bases: Apple App Store and Google Play Store. METHODS A search was conducted in May 2019 following PRISMA recommendations. Results were analyzed and displayed as tables and graphs. Results were synthetized using thematic analysis which was conducted from 14 components, based on human needs for categorized nursing activities. Mobile phone apps were assessed for quality using the System Usability Scale. RESULTS A total of 15 mobile phone apps were identified applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Five major themes were identified with thematic analysis: multi-component DLA, communication and feelings, recreation, eating and drinking, and movement. Most of the apps (73%) of the apps were not mentioned in scientific literature. CONCLUSIONS There are many mobile phone apps available in mobile phone markets for the support for people with mild dementia; yet only a few of them are focused on challenges in daily life activities. Most of the available apps were not evaluated nor assessed for quality.

Multiple Selves and Multitasking: A Dynamic Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 009365022199149
Author(s):  
Shan Xu ◽  
Zheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Multiple Selves ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Over Time

This study integrates the theory of multiple selves within the theoretical framework of dynamic motivational activation (DMA) to identify the dynamic patterns of multiple self-concepts (i.e., the potential self, the actual self) in multitasking (e.g., primary and secondary activities) in daily life. A three-week experience sampling study was conducted on college students. Dynamic panel modeling results suggest that the self-concepts are both sustaining and shifting in daily activities and media activities. Specifically, the potential and actual selves sustained themselves over time in primary and secondary activities, but they also shifted from one to another to achieve a balance in primary activities over time. Interestingly, secondary activities were not driven by the alternative self-concept in primary activities, but instead, by the emotional experiences of primary activities. Furthermore, the findings identified that multitasking to fulfill their actual self did not motivate people to re-prioritize their potential self later.

Performance of a Patient Interactive real-time ECG Monitor in the Detection of Transient Myocardial Ischaemia during daily life

1991 ◽  
Vol 81 (s25) ◽  
pp. 19P-20P
Author(s):  
AW Haider ◽  
S Poslad ◽  
D Tousoulis ◽  
A Maseri
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Myocardial Ischaemia ◽  
Daily Life
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