MEMORY MAGIC: AN INTERVENTION GAME FOR DEMENTIA

记忆魔法：痴呆症干预游戏

• 批准号: 6071987
• 负责人: Ronni Susan Sterns
• 金额: $ 22.01万
• 依托单位: CREATIVE ACTION, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-06-15 至 2000-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6071987
• 关键词: behavior therapy; caregivers; clinical research; dementia; family; geriatrics; group therapy; human old age (65+); human subject; memory; play; quality of life; technology /technique development

Staff in residential facilities and family caregivers at home are challenged by disruptive behaviors, disengagement from the environment, and other problems often displayed by people with dementia. Memory interventions show promise as a behavioral technique to help staff and family caregivers improve the quality of life for people with dementia. Market potential exists for development of an engaging game activity for elderly with dementia that provides appropriate levels of cognitive and physical involvement, accesses long-term memories, focuses attention and concentration, provides a high probability of success for people at different levels of dementia and in different cohorts, and is water-proof and washable. Pilot tests of a new game activity indicate that play increases active engagement with the social environment. Phase I research will improve the game, develop prototypes and specify optimum product function, features and benefits for product use in nursing homes, assisted living, and adult day care settings. Phase Il research will evaluate a refined prototype in a national test, adapt the game for in- home use, finalize product design, and explore manufacturing requirements for Phase III commercialization. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Long-term care, assisted living and adult day care facilities have expressed interest in purchasing Memory MagicTM to increase the quality of life and care for residents. An estimated 1.8 million persons with dementia reside in 25,000 nursing homes alone. Another 2.8 million live at home. Facilities such as Menorah Park Center for the Aging, Montefiore Home, Judson Park, and Rockynol Presbyterian Homes have expressed strong interest in Memory MagicTM.

居住设施的工作人员和家庭照顾者在家里受到破坏性行为，脱离环境以及痴呆症患者经常表现出的其他问题的挑战。记忆干预作为一种行为技术，有望帮助工作人员和家庭护理人员改善痴呆症患者的生活质量。市场潜力存在于开发用于患有痴呆症的老年人的吸引人的游戏活动，其提供适当水平的认知和身体参与，访问长期记忆，集中注意力和注意力，为处于不同痴呆症水平和不同群组的人提供高成功概率，并且是防水和可洗涤的。一项新的游戏活动的试点测试表明，玩游戏可以增加对社会环境的积极参与。第一阶段的研究将改进游戏，开发原型，并指定最佳的产品功能，特点和产品在养老院，辅助生活和成人日托设置使用的好处。第二阶段的研究将评估一个完善的原型在一个国家的测试，适应游戏在家庭使用，最终确定产品设计，并探讨制造要求的第三阶段商业化。拟议的商业应用：长期护理、辅助生活和成人日托设施都表示有兴趣购买Memory MagicTM，以提高居民的生活质量和护理水平。据估计，仅25 000家养老院就有180万痴呆症患者。另有280万人住在家里。设施，如梅诺拉公园中心的老龄化，蒙蒂菲奥里家，贾德森公园，和罗克诺长老会家园表示强烈兴趣的记忆魔术TM。