Supporting Autobiographical Memory in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Using Smart Phones
Supporting Autobiographical Memory in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Using Smart Phones
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10.1080/09084282.2011.545730
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2011-01-01
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Sautter, Scott W.
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De Leo, Gianluca;Brivio, Eleonora;Sautter, Scott W.
估计有510万美国人患有阿尔茨海默病（AD）。阿尔茨海默病的症状之一是自传体记忆的逐渐丧失。支持服务已被证明可以减缓这种丧失，从而改善患者及其护理人员的生活质量。在本案例研究中，一名在功能评估分期（FAST）量表上处于AD第4阶段的受试者携带一个带挂绳的智能手机4周。这款智能手机被设定为在白天12小时内每隔5分钟拍照一次。这些照片被收集起来，组合成一个视频幻灯片，保存到DVD上，并每周邮寄给受试者。受试者和他的看护人必须观看DVD。为了评估受试者在观看DVD之前和之后的记忆，研究人员开发了一个关于一周中最重要事件的测试。受试者和他的照顾者也必须回答一份满意度问卷。本案例研究的结果证实，DVD有助于受试者更好地回忆最近发生的事情，并且随身携带智能手机不会被认为是对日常生活的干扰。这篇手稿说明了智能手机技术如何帮助锻炼自传式记忆。
An estimated 5.1 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD). A symptom of AD is the gradual loss of autobiographical memory. Support services have been shown to slow such loss, thereby improving the quality of life of patients and their caregivers. In this case study, a subject in Stage 4 of AD on the Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) scale carried a smart phone with a lanyard for 4 weeks. The smart phone was programmed to take pictures at 5-minute intervals for 12 hours during the day. The pictures were collected, combined in a video slide show, saved to a DVD, and mailed to the subject on a weekly basis. The subject and his caregiver had to view the DVD. In order to evaluate the subject's memory before and after viewing the DVD, a test concerning the most important events of the week was developed. The subject and his caregiver had to answer a satisfaction questionnaire as well. The results of this case study confirmed that the DVD helped the subject recall recent events significantly better and that carrying the smart phone was not considered intrusive to daily routines. This manuscript illustrates how smart phone technology can assist in exercising autobiographical memory.