Effects of tracking technology on daily life of persons with dementia: three experimental single-case studiesShow others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia, ISSN 1533-3175, E-ISSN 1938-2731, Vol. 30, no 1, p. 29-40Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Objectives: To investigate the effects of using tracking technology on independent outdoor activities and psychological well-being in 3 persons with dementia (PwDs) and their spouses.
Methods: Three experimental single-case studies with an A1B1A2B2 design. The intervention entailed access to a passive positioning alarm and technical support. Continual daily measures of independent outdoor activities among PwDs' and spouses' worries about these activities were made during all phases.
Results: Access to a tracking technology consistently increased the independent outdoor activities of 2 PwDs. One of the spouses consistently reported decreased worry during B phases, another's worry decreased only in B2, and the third showed little variability in worrying across all phases.
Conclusion: Tracking technology may support PwDs to engage in independent outdoor activities and decrease spouses' worries; however, randomized controlled group studies are needed to investigate whether these results can be replicated on a group level.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. Vol. 30, no 1, p. 29-40
Keywords [en]
Alzheimer’s, dementia, experimental single-case study, information and communication technology, outdoors, tracking technology
National Category
Nursing Geriatrics
Research subject
Nursing Science; Geriatrics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-36262DOI: 10.1177/1533317514531441ISI: 000349294400004PubMedID: 24771764Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84922645603OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-36262DiVA, id: diva2:742789
Note
Funding Agencies:
University of Gävle
Örebro University
Dementia Association-The National Association for the Rights of the Demented
Knowledge Foundation
2014-09-022014-09-012024-01-02Bibliographically approved