Assistive Technology for Promoting the Independence and the Quality of Life in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease

Assistive Technologies for Assessment and Recovery of Neurological Impairments Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.4018/978-1-7998-7430-0.ch009

Donatella Ciarmoli

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Persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may present a loss of cognitive functioning, memory impairments, communication difficulties, obstacles to perform daily activities, disorientation, and challenging behaviours. Currently, there is no cure for AD. However, there are valid treatments to alleviate AD-related symptoms and to reduce the burden on carers; for example, the effectiveness of the use of assistive technology (AT) has been seen. The aim was to provide, in this chapter, an overview of the newest empirical evidences available on the use of AT-based programs to improve the independence and the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. A selective literature review was carried out considering Alzheimer's, assistive technologies, dementia, quality of life, and caregivers. Empirical data demonstrated the effectiveness and the suitability of the AT interventions allowing participants to improve their quality of life, as well as to mitigate the mental and physical burden of their caregivers.

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促进阿尔茨海默病患者独立性和生活质量的辅助技术

阿尔茨海默病(AD)患者可能表现为认知功能丧失、记忆障碍、沟通困难、日常活动障碍、定向障碍和具有挑战性的行为。目前，还没有治愈阿尔茨海默病的方法。然而，有一些有效的治疗方法可以减轻ad相关症状并减轻护理人员的负担;例如，使用辅助技术(AT)的有效性已得到证实。目的是在本章中提供最新的经验证据，概述使用基于at的程序来提高阿尔茨海默病患者及其照顾者的独立性和生活质量。选择性文献回顾进行了考虑阿尔茨海默氏症，辅助技术，痴呆，生活质量和护理人员。经验数据证明了AT干预措施的有效性和适用性，使参与者能够改善他们的生活质量，并减轻照顾者的精神和身体负担。

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