Annakarin Olsson1, Maria Engström2, Pernilla Åsenlöf3, Kirsti Skovdahl4, Claudia Lampic5. 1. Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden annakarin.olsson@hig.se. 2. Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. 3. Department of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. 4. School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden Faculty of Health Sciences, Buskerud University College, Drammen, Norway. 5. Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of using tracking technology on independent outdoor activities and psychological well-being in 3 persons with dementia (PwDs) and their spouses. METHODS: Three experimental single-case studies with an A1B1A2B2 design. The intervention entailed access to a passive positioning alarm and technical support. Continual daily measures of independent outdoor activities among PwDs' and spouses' worries about these activities were made during all phases. RESULTS: Access to a tracking technology consistently increased the independent outdoor activities of 2 PwDs. One of the spouses consistently reported decreased worry during B phases, another's worry decreased only in B2, and the third showed little variability in worrying across all phases. CONCLUSION: Tracking technology may support PwDs to engage in independent outdoor activities and decrease spouses' worries; however, randomized controlled group studies are needed to investigate whether these results can be replicated on a group level.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of using tracking technology on independent outdoor activities and psychological well-being in 3 persons with dementia (PwDs) and their spouses. METHODS: Three experimental single-case studies with an A1B1A2B2 design. The intervention entailed access to a passive positioning alarm and technical support. Continual daily measures of independent outdoor activities among PwDs' and spouses' worries about these activities were made during all phases. RESULTS: Access to a tracking technology consistently increased the independent outdoor activities of 2 PwDs. One of the spouses consistently reported decreased worry during B phases, another's worry decreased only in B2, and the third showed little variability in worrying across all phases. CONCLUSION: Tracking technology may support PwDs to engage in independent outdoor activities and decrease spouses' worries; however, randomized controlled group studies are needed to investigate whether these results can be replicated on a group level.