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Ubiquitous Computing Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation

Ubiquitous Computing Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation. Mike Massimi HCTP Seminar October 3, 2007. !. WARNING Muddling Ahead. ubiquitous computing “off the desktop” pervasive computing smart environments calm computing internet of things context-aware computing

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Ubiquitous Computing Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation

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  1. Ubiquitous Computing Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation Mike Massimi HCTP Seminar October 3, 2007

  2. ! WARNINGMuddling Ahead

  3. ubiquitous computing “off the desktop” pervasive computing smart environments calm computing internet of things context-aware computing ambient intelligence nomadic computing everyware

  4. Available for the low price of $9,995!

  5. the 3 studies • digital life histories for people with AD • sensors to inform clinicians of ritual performance in OCD patients • mobile phone software to compensate for proper noun anomia

  6. study 1

  7. study 1: digital life histories

  8. study 1: digital life histories

  9. study 1: details • 12 older adults with mild AD • within-subjects design • each participant goes on 3 outings • SC, authored, no aid • picture recognition test • number of details recalled • test/review 4 times in following 2 weeks

  10. study 2

  11. Intrusive, unwanted thoughts • - “egodystonic” • Building of anxiety • Temporary relief through rituals • Severe cases may be homebound • WHO’s top 10 list of debilitating mental disorders

  12. obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) • Intrusive, unwanted thoughts • “egodystonic” but “inside the head” • Building of anxiety • Temporary relief of anxiety through rituals • Can be paralyzing, preventing people from leaving home • WHO’s top 10 list of debilitating mental disorders

  13. Fineberg & Roberts, 2001; adapted from Rasmussen & Eisen, 1990 n = 250

  14. sensors and activities • contamination • handwashing • cleaning • avoidance • agoraphobia • compulsive eating • somatic tics

  15. study 3

  16. Oh, what was the name of that nurse I see every time I come here? I can’t remember!

  17. People’s names • Dates • Household items • … • (Leirer et al., 1990) • Names • Where you put things • Telephone numbers you just checked • … • 7. Faces • … • (Bolla et al., 1991) • Names • Facts • Objects • … • (Cavanaugh et al., 1983) Embarrassment, loss of identity, social isolation ?

  18. moderate and severeimpairment community household elder normal aging and mild impairment Figure reproduced from Morris et al., 2004.

  19. WiseGuise photo WiseGuise home WiseGuise mobile

  20. discuss

  21. random thoughts • triangulating between methods: • questionnaires, interviews, ethnography, technology probes, field experiments… • change it & see, or see & then change it? • wary of “overmedicalizing” • changing home and neighborhood as places where health care is “done” • relevant theories

  22. acknowledgments • Bell University Laboratories • Microsoft Research, Ltd. • HCTP/CIHR

  23. thanks!

  24. Photo credits • http://www.flickr.com/photos/benwerd/220934686/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/cote/54408562/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/random0/806737150/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Apple_Lisa.jpg • http://www.flickr.com/photos/drcohen/297924181/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/heather/263632365/

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