Using Ambient Assisted Living to Monitor Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease: Single-Case Study to Validate the Monitoring Report

• DOI: 10.2196/20215
• Publication Date: 2020-09-26T09:18:11Z
• Authors: Maxime Lussier; Aline Aboujaoudé; Mélanie Couture; Maxim Moreau; Catherine Laliberté; Sylvain Giroux; Hélène Pigot; Sébastien Gaboury; Kévin Bouchard; Patricia Belchior; Carolina Bottari; Guy Paré; Charles Consel; Nathalie Bier
• Keywords: Aging in Place; Independent living; Sleep hygiene

Background Many older adults choose to live independently in their homes for as long possible, despite psychosocial and medical conditions that compromise independence daily living safety. Faced with unprecedented challenges allocating resources, home care administrators are increasingly open using monitoring technologies known ambient assisted (AAL) better support recipients. To be effective, these should able report clinically relevant changes decision making at an individual level. Objective The aim of this study is examine the concurrent validity AAL reports information gathered by professionals triangulation. Methods This longitudinal single-case spans over 490 days a 90-year-old woman Alzheimer disease receiving from local health services. A clinical nurse charge her social was interviewed 3 times during project. Linear mixed models repeated measures were used analyze each activity (ie, sleep, outing activities, periods low mobility, cooking-related hygiene-related activities). Significant observed data compared professional explore validity. Results Over time, showed evolving trends recipient’s activities. occurred time regarding outings, cooking, Although some trends, highlighted had not yet identified. Most detected consistent nurse. In addition, system following intervention specific meal preparation. Conclusions Overall, identified reports. They help answer nurse’s questions develop interventions maintain recipient home. These findings suggest vast potential services aging place providing valid activities living. Such essential when other sources yield incomplete making.