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F2‐01‐04: Life logging in the context of dementia care: My life story
Author(s) -
Kikhia Basel,
Bengtsson Johan E.,
Melander Catharina,
Sävenstedt Stefan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.07.111
Subject(s) - lifelog , reminiscence , dementia , context (archaeology) , mood , psychology , set (abstract data type) , intervention (counseling) , activities of daily living , computer science , internet privacy , cognitive psychology , human–computer interaction , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , disease , pathology , biology , programming language
We have studied the impact and feasibility of using the information from sleep sensors, sensors of activity and stress/anxiety in the clinical assessments that are based on the NPI-NH instrument.Methods: The study is carried out in the context of specialist dementia care units in northern Sweden where the staff were trained to use the NPI-NH instrument in structured assessments of BPSD and evaluation of interventions. Residents from the two units served as an intervention group and were equipped with sensors for monitoring patterns of sleep, physical activity and anxiety. Participants residing in two similar units served as control. The structured assessments involved a process of NPI-NH assessment, analysis of the problem, an intervention, and evaluation of the results, which was carried out at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of a two month’s cycle.Results:The results indicate that access to sensor information on patterns of sleep, physical activity and stress/anxiety can have an impact on the quality of the clinical assessment process in people with BPSD and the evaluation of care interventions. The understanding of patterns of behaviour can improve and as a consequence the efficiency of care interventions. Further detailed results from a comparative analysis of the assessment process in the two groups of participants will be presented at the conference. Conclusions: The results suggest that the process of assessing BPSD, using proper interventions and evaluating them can be improved by adding structured sensor information on patterns of sleep, physical activity, and stress/anxiety.