Ellen M Migo1, Becky I Haynes1, Lara Harris1, Kim Friedner1, Kate Humphreys2, Michael D Kopelman1,2. 1. a Academic Unit of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychological Medicine , Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London , London , UK and. 2. b Neuropsychiatry and Memory Disorders Clinic, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas's Hospital , London , UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The use of mobile devices to deliver healthcare has not yet been exploited in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Smartphones have the potential to serve as multi-functional memory aids. AIMS: To investigate whether patients attending a clinic for mixed memory problems own smartphones, to determine whether this could be a widely applicable medium to use as a memory aids device. METHODS: A questionnaire on smartphone ownership was given to an opportunity sample of consecutive patients attending a neuropsychiatry and memory disorders outpatient clinic. Data were collected in 2012 and repeated 12 months later in 2013 to assess changes over time. RESULTS: Ownership of mobile phones was stable between 2012 (81%) and 2013 (85%), but ownership of smartphones showed a significant increase (from 26% to 40%). Age negatively predicted smartphone ownership. CONCLUSION: Despite cognitive or psychiatric problems, our patient group are as likely to own a mobile phone as a member of the general population. Ownership levels are at 40% and likely to increase in the future. Exploring how smartphones and their apps could function as memory aids is likely to be useful for a large enough number of patients to be clinically worthwhile.
BACKGROUND: The use of mobile devices to deliver healthcare has not yet been exploited in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Smartphones have the potential to serve as multi-functional memory aids. AIMS: To investigate whether patients attending a clinic for mixed memory problems own smartphones, to determine whether this could be a widely applicable medium to use as a memory aids device. METHODS: A questionnaire on smartphone ownership was given to an opportunity sample of consecutive patients attending a neuropsychiatry and memory disordersoutpatient clinic. Data were collected in 2012 and repeated 12 months later in 2013 to assess changes over time. RESULTS: Ownership of mobile phones was stable between 2012 (81%) and 2013 (85%), but ownership of smartphones showed a significant increase (from 26% to 40%). Age negatively predicted smartphone ownership. CONCLUSION: Despite cognitive or psychiatric problems, our patient group are as likely to own a mobile phone as a member of the general population. Ownership levels are at 40% and likely to increase in the future. Exploring how smartphones and their apps could function as memory aids is likely to be useful for a large enough number of patients to be clinically worthwhile.
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assistive technology; cognitive rehabilitation; mHealth; memory aids
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