Performance-based IADL evaluation of older adults with cognitive impairment within a smart home: A feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is characterized by subtle deficits that functional assessment via informant-report measures may not detect. Sensors can potentially detect deficits in everyday functioning in MCI. This study aims to establish feasibility and acceptability of using sensors in a smart home for performance-based assessments of two instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).

Methods

Thirty-five older adults (>65 years) performed two IADL tasks in a smart home laboratory equipped with sensors and a web camera. Participants' cognitive states were determined using published criteria including measures of global cognition and comprehensive neuropsychological test batteries. Selected subtasks of the IADL assessment were autonomously captured by the s

SUBMITTER: Rawtaer I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927161 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature