scholarly journals Technology-Based Behavioral Interventions for Daily Activities and Supported Ambulation in People With Alzheimer’s Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 318-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio E. Lancioni ◽  
Nirbhay N. Singh ◽  
Mark F. O’Reilly ◽  
Jeff Sigafoos ◽  
Fiora D’Amico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Notebook Computer ◽  
Step Responses

Objectives: These 2 studies evaluated technology-based behavioral interventions for promoting daily activities and supported ambulation in people with mild-to-moderate and moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. Methods: Study 1 included 8 participants who were taught to start and carry out daily activities on their own using a tablet or smartphone device, which provided activity reminders, step instructions, and praise. Study 2 included 9 participants who were taught to engage in brief periods of ambulation using a walker combined with a tilt microswitch and a notebook computer, which monitored step responses and provided stimulation and prompts. Results: The participants of study 1 succeeded in starting the activities independently and carrying them out accurately. The participants of study 2 largely increased their ambulation levels and also showed signs of positive involvement (eg, smiles and verbalizations). Conclusion: The aforementioned technology-based interventions may represent practical means for supporting people with Alzheimer’s disease.

scholarly journals Hallucinations in a Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 455-458
Author(s):  
Mohamad El Haj ◽  
Frank Larøi ◽  
Karim Gallouj
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Social Distancing

While social distancing may be deemed necessary in order to avoid COVID-19 infections, the lockdown may impact mental health of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We present a case study involving hallucinations in a patient with AD who lives in a nursing home during the COVID-19 crisis. We compared this patient’s hallucination scores before and during the lockdown. We observed increased hallucinations during, compared to before, the lockdown. These increased hallucinations can be attributed to a number of elements such as the decreased in daily activities, social distancing, lack of physical contact with family members, and loneliness during the lockdown.

Supporting daily activities and indoor travel of persons with moderate Alzheimer's disease through standard technology resources

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 2351-2359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio E. Lancioni ◽  
Nirbhay N. Singh ◽  
Mark F. O’Reilly ◽  
Jeff Sigafoos ◽  
Caterina Renna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Standard Technology ◽  
Technology Resources

Behavioral Problems and Interventions in Alzheimer's Disease: Research Needs

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Powell Lawton
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Disease Research ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
Affect States

This article will discuss briefly the definitions of behavior problems and behavioral interventions. Next, the following series of intervention points related to the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) will be considered: cognition, activities of daily living (ADLs), agitation, social behavior, nonsocial positive behaviors, and affect states. The article concludes with a discussion of three areas dealing with environmental aspects of AD care: the design of environments, effects of AD on social context, and AD in planned housing.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Savvy Caregiver Program for LGBTQIA Adults Living With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 405-406
Author(s):  
Kiera Pollock ◽  
Yeonsu Song ◽  
Whitney Wharton ◽  
Joel Anderson ◽  
Jason Flatt
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Caregiver Training ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Family Networks ◽  
Aging Services ◽  
Community Initiative

Abstract Approximately 350,000 LGBTQIA+ older adults in the U.S. currently have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), with projections nearing 1 million by 2030. LGBTQIA+ older adults face challenges in receiving adequate and inclusive care and caregiving support due to the inability to rely on traditional family networks, greater disability, and discrimination when seeking aging services. Working with the Los Angeles LGBT Center Aging in Community Initiative, we evaluated the: 1) Adaptation of the Savvy caregiver training program for care providers of LGBTQIA+ persons living with ADRD; and 2) Feasibility and acceptability of the program. Care providers were very satisfied with the program, strategies, information, and activities of the tailored Savvy program. For psychosocial outcomes, there were trends in greater care planning, increases in asking friends/family for support, and decreased loneliness. Additional research is needed on culturally-relevant aging services and behavioral interventions for care providers of LGBTQIA+ persons living with ADRD.

Technology-aided verbal instructions to help persons with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease perform daily activities

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1240-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio E. Lancioni ◽  
Nirbhay N. Singh ◽  
Mark F. O’Reilly ◽  
Jeff Sigafoos ◽  
Emanuela Tatulli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Verbal Instructions

The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Agitated Behavior and Cortisol in Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Lynn Woods ◽  
Margaret Dimond
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Hpa Axis ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Therapeutic Touch ◽  
Special Care Unit ◽  
Urine Cortisol ◽  
Cortisol Levels

Agitated behavior in persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) presents a challenge to current interventions. Recent developments in neuroendocrinology suggest that changes in the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis alter the responses of persons with AD to stress. Given the deleterious effects of pharmacological interventions in this vulnerable population, it is essential to explore noninvasive treatments for their potential to decrease a hyperresponsiveness to stress and indirectly decrease detrimental cortisol levels. This within-subject, interrupted time-series study was conducted to test the efficacy of therapeutic touch on decreasing the frequency of agitated behavior and salivary and urine cortisol levels in persons with AD. Ten subjects who were 71 to 84 years old and resided in a special care unit were observed every 20 minutes for 10 hours a day, were monitored 24 hours a day for physical activity, and had samples for salivary and urine cortisol taken daily. The study occurred in 4 phases: 1) baseline (4 days), 2) treatment (therapeutic touch for 5 to 7 minutes 2 times a day for 3 days), 3) posttreatment (11 days), and 4) post-“wash-out” (3 days). An analysis of variance for repeated measures indicated a significant decrease in overall agitated behavior and in 2 specific behaviors, vocalization and pacing or walking, during treatment and posttreatment. A decreasing trend over time was noted for salivary and urine cortisol. Although this study does not provide direct clinical evidence to support dysregulation in the HPA axis, it does suggest that environmental and behavioral interventions such as therapeutic touch have the potential to decrease vocalization and pacing, 2 prevalent behaviors, and may mitigate cortisol levels in persons with AD.

scholarly journals Impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the quality of life and daily activities of the elderly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Sutherland W. Rizziolli ◽  
Ana Maria Ramos Miranda ◽  
Andressa Schimidt do Nascimento ◽  
Cristiane dos Santos Lima ◽  
Jade Menezes Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: With the increase in life expectancy, there is an increase in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Characterized by being a degenerative and irreversible neurological disease, that leads to developing a dependence for daily activities. Objective:To analyze the impact of AD on the quality of life and daily activities of the elderly. Methodology:Integrative literature review, with bibliographic survey carried out on an international basis (PUBMED). Criteria for the selection of articles was: be published in English, in the period 2018-2020, available in full, whose theme was “Impacts on the quality of life that AD causes in the elderly”. Results: For the sample of this review 59 articles were selected, of which 48 articles were not specific to the topic, leaving a final sample of 11 articles included in the review. Identifying that AD has a strong impact on patient’s quality of life, such as reduced autonomy and dependence on daily activities. Conclusion: It was observed that there is a reduction in the quality of life of patients with AD, related to loss of autonomy and dependence in daily activities. Mesh- Terms: Degenerative Disease, Aged, Insanity.

scholarly journals Daily social interactions related to daily performance on mobile cognitive tests among older adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256583
Author(s):  
Ruixue Zhaoyang ◽  
Stacey B. Scott ◽  
Lynn M. Martire ◽  
Martin J. Sliwinski
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Cognitive Tests

The lack of social contact or good social relationships has been linked with cognitive decline and higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. One important but unexamined question is how daily social interactions relate to older adults’ cognitive function in daily life. The present study examined how changes in daily social interactions related to fluctuations in older adults’ performance on mobile cognitive tests from day to day. Using an ecological momentary assessments approach, 312 older adults (aged 70 to 90 years) completed surveys on social interactions and mobile cognitive tests five times a day for 16 consecutive days using smartphones. Multilevel modeling was used for analyses. Results demonstrated that having more daily social interactions, especially more pleasant social interactions, related to better cognitive performance the same day and over the subsequent two days. Cognitive performance, however, did not predict subsequent changes in social interactions across days. At the between-person level, older adults who had more (vs. less) frequent interactions with close partners on average, especially with their friends, had better cognitive performance. Finally, the average levels of social interactions also moderated the within-person associations between daily social interactions and the same-day cognitive performance. In sum, results from this study highlight the importance of having pleasant social interactions and frequent interactions with friends for older adults’ cognitive function in daily life, and have important implications for future behavioral interventions targeting certain features of daily social interactions to reduce risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

scholarly journals Interactive architecture as a therapeutic environment for people with Alzheimer’s disease, a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Elnimr
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Therapeutic Environment ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Interactive Architecture ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Positive Effect

As the global population ages, the number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increases. AD is the most common cause of dementia. In recent years interactive architecture has been developed to enhance the lives of people coping with this disease. This article presents an extensive literature review from existent research projects on how assistive technology (AT) has been used as a physical and cognitive rehabilitation aid to AD and other dementia patients. The review served to identify gaps in AT implemented place. That revealed the following findings: (1) a notable improvement in both physical and cognitive rehabilitation when integrating AT in patients’ therapeutic environments, (2) a positive effect for caregivers when patients used AT individually, and (3) a lack of clarity due to limited studies on the use of AT for daily activities in residents’ rooms at healthcare centers. However, further studies are necessary to explore the AT potential integrating strategies to promote daily activities in the residents’ rooms at healthcare centers, and the architectural factors that could affect ATs’ efficiency.

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