TY - GEN
T1 - Personalized reminiscence therapy for patients with Alzheimer's disease using a computerized system
AU - Sarne-Fleischmann, Vardit
AU - Tractinsky, Noam
AU - Dwolatzky, Tzvi
AU - Rief, Inbal
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We present the development and initial evaluation of a personalized reminiscence program, which was developed specifically for use by patients and their caregivers in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). The system is part of a collaborative effort assessing the effects on patients with Alzheimer's disease of two non-pharmacological computer-based interventions, namely: personalized reminiscence therapy and cognitive training. Results from a pilot study indicated high satisfaction levels from those using the initial version of the system as well as a strong tendency towards repeated use. There was also a clear preference for using personal relevant material rather than more general subject matter. Subsequently, we have designed and further developed an internet-based system, which will be accessible from any location (such as medical facilities, clubs for the elderly, or the residence of the patient or caregiver). The system enables independent use and administration for both patients and caregivers. We are currently conducting a large scale randomized controlled study to further evaluate the effects of this system.
AB - We present the development and initial evaluation of a personalized reminiscence program, which was developed specifically for use by patients and their caregivers in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). The system is part of a collaborative effort assessing the effects on patients with Alzheimer's disease of two non-pharmacological computer-based interventions, namely: personalized reminiscence therapy and cognitive training. Results from a pilot study indicated high satisfaction levels from those using the initial version of the system as well as a strong tendency towards repeated use. There was also a clear preference for using personal relevant material rather than more general subject matter. Subsequently, we have designed and further developed an internet-based system, which will be accessible from any location (such as medical facilities, clubs for the elderly, or the residence of the patient or caregiver). The system enables independent use and administration for both patients and caregivers. We are currently conducting a large scale randomized controlled study to further evaluate the effects of this system.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Computerized cognitive training
KW - Dementia
KW - Human computer interaction
KW - Multimedia
KW - Rehabilitation engineering
KW - Reminiscence therapy
KW - User-centered design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858032065&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/2141622.2141679
DO - 10.1145/2141622.2141679
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AN - SCOPUS:84858032065
SN - 9781450307727
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - 4th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2011
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 4th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2011
Y2 - 25 May 2011 through 27 May 2011
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