Abstract
Background: Dementia is an international research priority. Reminiscence is an intervention that prompts memories, and has been widely used as a therapeutic approach for people living with dementia. A novel iPad app was developed to support home-based personalised reminiscence. It is crucial that technology-enabled reminiscence interventions are appraised.Objective: This study sought to measure the effect of technology-enabled reminiscence on mutuality (defined as the level of ‘closeness’ between an adult living with dementia and their carer), quality of carer and patient relationship and subjective wellbeing. Methods: A 19-week personalised reminiscence intervention facilitated by a programme of training and a bespoke iPad app was delivered to people living with dementia and their family carers, in their own homes. Participants (n=60) were recruited in dyads from a cognitive rehabilitation team affiliated with a large UK health care organisation. Each dyad comprised a person living with early to moderate dementia and his/her family carer. Outcome measurement data were collected at baseline, midpoint and intervention close. Results: Participants living with dementia attained statistically significant increases in mutuality (p < .001), quality of carer and patient relationship (p < .001), and subjective wellbeing (p < .001) from baseline to endpoint. Carers attained non-significant increases in mutuality and quality of carer and patient relationship, and a non-significant decrease in subjective wellbeing. Conclusions: Our results indicate that individual specific reminiscence supported by an iPad app may have efficacy in the context of early to moderate dementia. A robust randomised controlled trial of technology enabled personalised reminiscence is warranted.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e57 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | JMIR Mental Health |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 11 Sept 2018 |
Keywords
- Dementia
- evaluation
- mobile apps
- reminiscence
- research
- technology
- mobile phone
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Raymond Bond
- School of Computing - Professor of Human Computer Systems
- Faculty Of Computing, Eng. & Built Env. - Full Professor
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Kevin Curran
- School of Computing, Eng & Intel. Sys - Professor of Cyber Security
- Faculty Of Computing, Eng. & Built Env. - Full Professor
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