Open AccessComputerized Assessment of Communication for Cognitive Stimulation for People with Cognitive Decline Using Spectral-Distortion Measures and Phylogenetic Inference
Author(s) -
Tuan D. Pham,
Mayumi Oyama-Higa,
Cong-Thang Truong,
Kazushi Okamoto,
Terufumi Futaba,
Shigeru Kanemoto,
Masahide Sugiyama,
Lisa Lampe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0118739
Subject(s) - inference , interpersonal communication , psychosocial , cognition , dementia , cognitive decline , distortion (music) , computer science , cognitive psychology , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , social psychology , telecommunications , pathology , bandwidth (computing) , disease , amplifier
Therapeutic communication and interpersonal relationships in care homes can help people to improve their mental wellbeing. Assessment of the efficacy of these dynamic and complex processes are necessary for psychosocial planning and management. This paper presents a pilot application of photoplethysmography in synchronized physiological measurements of communications between the care-giver and people with dementia. Signal-based evaluations of the therapy can be carried out using the measures of spectral distortion and the inference of phylogenetic trees. The proposed computational models can be of assistance and cost-effectiveness in caring for and monitoring people with cognitive decline.
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