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O4‐12‐02: Innovative Voice Analytics for the Assessment and Monitoring of Cognitive Decline in People with Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Author(s) -
König Alexandra,
Satt Aharon,
David Renaud,
Robert Philippe
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.06.673
Subject(s) - dementia , verbal fluency test , fluency , cognitive impairment , cognition , audiology , psychology , speech recognition , computer science , disease , medicine , neuropsychology , psychiatry , mathematics education
ualized interactional care guide based on data collected from resident assessments, observation, and interviews with residents’ family members and home staff. RM-ANOVAwas used to analyze the outcome data. Results: Indices of feasibility showed that the recruitment and adherence rate were 86.6%% and 94%, respectively. In the 2 month control phase, there were significant declines in the TUG (4.15 seconds, P1⁄40.01), 2MWT (-5.77 meters, P1⁄40.03), FIM-motor (-12.52, P1⁄40.00), FIM-cognition (-5.36, P1⁄40.00), and QOL (-1.84, P1⁄40.03). After the MWI, there was a significant improvement in all outcomes: TUG (-8.85 seconds, P1⁄40.00), 2MWT (27.47 meters, P1⁄40.00), FIM-motor (0.72, P1⁄40.00), FIM-cognition (5.88, P1⁄40.00), and QOL (2.44, P1⁄40.05). The intervention was able to negate the decline experienced during the control period. The acceptance of the intervention from family members and staff was measured with a survey and rated as “very highly acceptable”. Conclusions: Participants improved their functional mobility, ADL function, and QOL after the 4-month MWI compared to usual care. This study showed that it is feasible to conduct an individualized walking intervention with NH residents with dementia, and provides robust evidence that can inform a future large-scale RCT to further evaluate the intervention.