A5081569582- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Karolinska Institutet
2016-2025
HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
2021-2022
University of Lausanne
2022
Malmö University
2019
Nordic Semiconductor (Norway)
2017
Svenska Örtmedicinska Institute
2015
Stockholm University College of Music Education
1998-2003
Karolinska University Hospital
1995-2001
Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre
1996
This paper suggests and discusses a methodological approach that aims to facilitate the inclusion of people with dementia in research where ambition is better understand their experiences. People have commonly not been included as informants cognitive deficits regarded hindrance. Moreover, qualitative tradition, most inquiries rely on data obtained from interviews, thereby requiring communication verbal skills, which are skills affected early cause dementia. Consequently, considerably...
While the technological development available to society is taking quantum leaps, we have little knowledge of how people with mild dementia manage cope familiar technology at home, such as television and electronic household machines, or new technology, remote controls, cell phones computers. As this represents a potential problem area, aim qualitative, exploratory study was identify characterize difficulties hindrances using everyday they appeared in data, for persons early stage dementia....
This study's purpose was comparing perceived relevance of and difficulty in use everyday technology such as remote controls, cell phones, microwave ovens, older adults with/without cognitive deficits. Three groups included 157 participants; 34 had mild-stage dementia, 30 mild impairment (MCI), 93 lacked known impairments. Data were collected structured interviews with the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ). Analyses revealed that participants no deficits (Group 3) considered a...
This paper challenges the requirements of normal activities daily living/instrumental living (ADL/IADL) functioning in mild cognitive impairment and stresses need for further research assessment refinement. Although people who develop dementia seem to experience subtle changes complex IADLs long before disease onset, studies that compare cognitively mildly impaired subjects with demented nondemented present no clear consensus regarding differentiation according IADL ability. The traditional...
Purpose. The ability to manage technology is important for performance and participation in everyday activities. This study compares the management of activities among people with mild-stage dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) older adults without known (OA).Method. Persons (n = 38), MCI 33) OA 45) were observed interviewed when managing their at home by using Management Everyday Technology Assessment (META). A computer application a Rasch measurement model was used generate measures...
People with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in a phase who live at home are expected to manage the everyday technology that is common this context. However, knowledge of how use may interfere performance daily activities sparse. The purpose study was evaluate whether new instrument measuring relevance and competence use, Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire, could generate linear measures valid manner when used population 157 older adults without dementia. results from indicate...
This study identifies how persons with dementia and their caregiving spouses individually perceive own, spouse's mutual engagements in everyday activities. Fifty-two cohabiting spouses, half of whom were diagnosed dementia, interviewed. A qualitative constant comparative analysis was performed, identifying four major themes: perceived changes activity engagements; consequences experienced changes; dilemmas by the caregivers; management approaches to handle a changed life. Each individual...
Most people with dementia remain living at home as long possible after being diagnosed, and hence their lives also include activities in the public space. The aim of this study was to illuminate experiences accessibility space Alzheimer’s disease. A qualitative grounded theory approach repeated in-depth interviews used. core category, a constantly changing experience, characterized by changes relationship between informants Changes took place use related familiarity comfort, individual...
Abstract Objectives and methods: Earlier research indicates that the ability to use everyday technology (ET) may be sensitive subtle functional change. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have been identified as significantly more disabled in ET compared controls, albeit less than people dementia. The aim of this study was investigate replicability these findings using an improved version Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) compare perceptions relevance difficulty...
Technology is believed to have a potential for supporting significant others of people with dementia but little known their experiences and views technology. The aim this study explore how relate technology relatives as users. focus on both own use the by dementia. Individual interviews group discussions were undertaken analyzed using grounded theory approach. showed an overall readiness toward in present roles. daily activities was perceived be important means keeping retained abilities...
Assistive technologies became pervasive and virtually present in all our life domains. They can be either an enabler or obstacle leading to social exclusion. The Fondation Médéric Alzheimer gathered international experts of dementia care, with backgrounds biomedical, human sciences, analyze how assistive address the capabilities people dementia, on basis their needs. Discussion covered unmet needs domains daily activities where provide help enabling empowering impact technology improve...
Objective: To describe how persons with spinal cord injury perceived their participation in life situations and to determine the relationship between problems therewith.The purpose was also evaluate influence of age, sex, level injury, time since marital status access social support on participation.Design: Cross-sectional.Subjects: One hundred sixty-one injury.Methods: A postal questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics a Swedish version Impact Participation Autonomy...
Abstract The efficacy of an intervention programme designed to support performance in activities daily living was investigated four patients with dementia at different levels severity impairment. Important features the included that (a) task conditions should be highly supportive, (b) importance episodic and semantic memory skills for successful minimized, (c) acceptable level possible achieve using are relatively well preserved disease, (d) factors related patients' motivation habits taken...
This study explored how people with dementia who live alone experienced the meaning of their everyday technology, such as telephones and electronic equipment, use it. Eight participants mild to moderate stage were included. Repeated interviews observations undertaken in each participant's home surroundings. A phenomenological, interpretative method was adopted analysis. In summary, technology be embedded both practical existential meaning, it could assist them different ways daily life well...
The use and nonuse of assistive technology devices in school by students with physical disabilities was investigated, the students' experiences using these is described.We used a mixed-methods approach predominantly qualitative methods to collect analyze data, which included observations interviews 20 number type provided.It vital that be integrated into educational practice experience immediate benefits for their function everyday activities without detrimental effects on social...
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe how persons in the early stages Alzheimer's disease (AD) became users assistive technology (AT), and what use AT came mean these and, when relevant, their significant others. Methods: Persons with AD were provided individually chosen during a six-month period. Semi-structured interviews conducted intervention data analysed constant comparative approach. Results: On way towards becoming user AT, four junctures identified, at which decisions...
Existing everyday technology as well potential future may offer both challenges and possibilities in the occupations of persons with cognitive decline. To meet their wishes needs, perspective themselves is an important starting point intervention planning involving technology. The aim this study was to explore how mild impairment relate a part support life – present future. Qualitative in-depth interviews six participants aged 61–86 were conducted analyzed, using grounded theory approach....
Abstract Objectives. Evaluating functional level of persons with diagnosed or suspected dementia is an important part occupational therapy. The importance the environment often highlighted. We investigated ability clients to perform instrumental activities daily living (IADLs) in clinic versus their homes. Method. used Assessment Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) measure motor process skill 19 dementia. Results. Using two-tailed paired t-tests ,we found no overall difference IADL performance...
The purpose of this study was to enhance the understanding how people with disabilities experience meaning their assistive devices in occupations and they act on experiences. Seventeen participants were interviewed data analyzed using a qualitative approach. participants' experiences showed that reacted differently manifold often contradictory devices. analysts organized reactions into three categories: pragmatic users, ambivalent reluctant users. differences between understood as...
Objective: To investigate the meanings that people with advanced cancer ascribe to engaging in creative activity palliative occupational therapy. Methods: Sixteen interviews were conducted eight participants over a period of 8–12 months. Participants asked narrate about their engagement activities at intervention program. Transcribed analyzed phenomenological method. Results: Engagement was found ease life proximity death for persons and limited survival time. For participants, creativity...
The aim of this study was to explore actions and driving forces the actors involved in process bringing assistive technology (AT) into life a person with dementia. Specific focus is placed on unfolding transactions what they led to, how AT intervention corresponded situation Three cases, i.e. three persons dementia their significant others ( n = 13), were followed using case methodology grounded theory. findings show doing right thing main force, although sometimes source conflict between...