title: Impact of AP@LZ in the daily life of three persons with Alzheimer's disease: long-term use and further exploration of its effectiveness.
abstract: AP@LZ is an electronic organiser that was designed to support the day-to-day activities of persons with Alzheimer's disease. To assess the potential of this technology, three participants (NI, JB, RD) were approached to take part in the study. They benefited from a structured cognitive intervention to learn how to operate AP@LZ; the intervention included the following learning stages: Acquisition, Application and Adaptation. Pre- and post-intervention measures were collected. NI, for whom a longitudinal study was conducted, still continued to use AP@LZ 24 months post-intervention. JB and RD also showed a gradual improvement in their performance throughout the intervention phase (sessions 1 to 19 for JB: performance increased from 50 to 100%; sessions 1 to 25 for RD: from 56 to 89%). The results of the use of AP@LZ in activities of daily living suggest that the application was beneficial for three persons with Alzheimer's disease whose profiles differed notably (age, cognitive and social profiles). Thus, results indicate that they were all able to learn how to operate AP@LZ's functions and to use them in their activities of daily living. Cognitive intervention appears to play an important role for the promotion of learning and adoption of such technology.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imbeault
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.affiliation: b DOMUS Laboratory, Department of Computer Science , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pigot
authors.affiliation: b DOMUS Laboratory, Department of Computer Science , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0602-5957
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giroux
authors.affiliation: b DOMUS Laboratory, Department of Computer Science , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marcotte
authors.affiliation: b DOMUS Laboratory, Department of Computer Science , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Perrine
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cribier-Delande
authors.affiliation: c Health and Social Services Centre, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medicine , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bocti
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medicine , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lacombe
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medicine , Université de Sherbrooke, Research Centre on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Canada.
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fülöp
authors.affiliation: e School of Rehabilitation , Université de Montréal, Research Centre, Montréal Geriatric University Institute , Montréal , Canada.|f Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal , Montreal , Canada.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bier
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063731:Mobile Applications; D000066530:Neurological Rehabilitation
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; activities of daily living; assistive technologies; memory deficits; rehabilitation