TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantity of movement as a measure of engagement for dementia : the influence of motivational disorders
AU - Perugia, G.
AU - Rodríguez-Martín, D.
AU - Díaz-Boladeras, M.
AU - Català-Mallofré, A.
AU - Barakova, E.I.
AU - Rauterberg, G.W.M.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Engagement in activities is crucial to improve quality of life in dementia. Yet, its measurement relies exclusively on behavior observation and the influence that behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) have on it is overlooked. This study investigated whether quantity of movement, gauged with a wrist-worn accelerometer, could be a sound measure of engagement and whether apathy and depression negatively affected engagement. Fourteen participants with dementia took part in 6 sessions of activities: 3 of cognitive games (eg, jigsaw puzzles) and 3 of robot play (Pleo). Results highlighted significant correlations between quantity of movement and observational scales of engagement and a strong negative influence of apathy and depression on engagement. Overall, these findings suggest that quantity of movement could be used as an ancillary measure of engagement and underline the need to profile people with dementia according to their concurrent BPSD to better understand their engagement in activities.
AB - Engagement in activities is crucial to improve quality of life in dementia. Yet, its measurement relies exclusively on behavior observation and the influence that behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) have on it is overlooked. This study investigated whether quantity of movement, gauged with a wrist-worn accelerometer, could be a sound measure of engagement and whether apathy and depression negatively affected engagement. Fourteen participants with dementia took part in 6 sessions of activities: 3 of cognitive games (eg, jigsaw puzzles) and 3 of robot play (Pleo). Results highlighted significant correlations between quantity of movement and observational scales of engagement and a strong negative influence of apathy and depression on engagement. Overall, these findings suggest that quantity of movement could be used as an ancillary measure of engagement and underline the need to profile people with dementia according to their concurrent BPSD to better understand their engagement in activities.
KW - Engagement
KW - Dementia
KW - Motivational Disorders
KW - Quantity of Movement
KW - User Experience
KW - Triaxial accelerometer
KW - Apathy
KW - Depression
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040912726&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1533317517739700
DO - 10.1177/1533317517739700
M3 - Article
C2 - 29148293
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 33
SP - 112
EP - 121
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
IS - 2
ER -
