MindMate: a single case experimental design study of a reminder system for people with dementia
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Claire McGoldrick; Stephanie Crawford; Jonathan Evans
- Source
- Subject
- 030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty
Reminder Systems
Population
Single-subject design
03 medical and health sciences
Cognition
0302 clinical medicine
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Intervention (counseling)
Prospective memory
medicine
Humans
Dementia
Cognitive rehabilitation therapy
education
Applied Psychology
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Rehabilitation
Usability
medicine.disease
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Multiple baseline design
Research Design
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
0305 other medical science
business
Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0960-2011
Background: Prospective memory difficulties are commonly reported in people with dementia. The evidence supporting the use of prospective memory devices among the dementia population remains limited. MindMate is a recently developed smart device application that aims to support individuals with a diagnosis of dementia, improving self-management skills and quality of life. Aims: This study investigated the effectiveness and usability of the reminder tool on the MindMate application as a memory aid. Method: Three participants with a diagnosis of mild Alzheimer’s disease were recruited to this multiple baseline single case experimental design study. Partners of the participants recorded their performance on everyday tasks on weekly monitoring forms during a baseline phase (for between five and seven weeks) and during the intervention phase (five weeks) whilst using MindMate. Results: Two participants successfully used the app throughout the intervention weeks and gave positive usability ratings. Tau-U analysis showed a significant increase in memory performance between baseline and intervention phase (Tau-U = 1, 0.94, p