Computerized attention training for visually impaired older adults with dementia: a case study
| Autor: | Armstrong Tat San Chiu, Tsz Yang Fong, Michael Chih Chien Kuo, Ka Ki Tse, Cheuk Wing Fung, Lok Man So, Chi To Pang, King Yeung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Visually impaired Cognitive Neuroscience Visual impairment visual impairment Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Case Report atenção Audiology Verbal learning 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Computer User Training Memory span medicine Dementia 030214 geriatrics business.industry demência Cognition capacitação de usuário de computador medicine.disease Sensory Systems attention Test (assessment) Neurology Neurology (clinical) Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business computer user training transtornos da visão 030217 neurology & neurosurgery RC321-571 dementia |
| Zdroj: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 430-433 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1980-5764 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1980-57642020dn14-040015 |
| Popis: | Dementia causes disorders in multiple higher cortical functions. Visual impairment could further impact cognition in those with dementia. This study reports the results of a computerized attention training program in a patient with dementia and visual impairment. The case involves a 98-year-old woman with bilateral maculopathy and moderate dementia. The program consisted of pre- and post-assessments and training sessions. Assessments included the Cantonese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination, the digit span forward test, the Chinese version of the Verbal Learning Test (CVVLT), and the Test of Attentional Performance (TAP). Training sessions were conducted once to twice a week for a total of 8 45-minute sessions. The participant showed a decrease in the CVVLT score and improvements in TAP parameters. The results indicated that, in visually impaired older adults with dementia, attention and processing speed (measured by a sensitive test such as TAP) could potentially be improved with appropriate computerized training. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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