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Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19
The emergence of COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have resulted in disruptions to daily life, reduced opportunities for social engagement, and diminished resource access for millions of older adults. Individuals with cognitive impairments (CI) are particularly vulnerable to risk for socia...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8681133/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2479 |
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author | Falzarano, Francesca Weingast, Sarah Gladstone-Groth, Gabriel Ceruso, Marco Czaja, Sara |
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description | The emergence of COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have resulted in disruptions to daily life, reduced opportunities for social engagement, and diminished resource access for millions of older adults. Individuals with cognitive impairments (CI) are particularly vulnerable to risk for social isolation. This presentation will discuss the PRISM-CI pilot trial, which aims to examine the feasibility and potential efficacy of the PRISM-CI software system on enhancing connectivity and quality of life among a diverse sample of 50 older adults aged 65 and over with a CI. PRISM-CI, adapted from the PRISM system (developed by the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement) for this population, is intended to support social engagement, memory, and access to resources and information. We will present data regarding the feasibility and perceived value of PRISM-CI and discuss the challenges, and strategies used, to adapt the PRISM-CI trial during the pandemic. We used a multi-modal approach to provide remote training and specialized tablet instruction that includes individualized training sessions tailored to individuals’ learning needs, hobbies, and prior technology use. The adapted protocol also involves the use of remote access software for troubleshooting. We will also discuss how participant feedback guided the inclusion of additional features, such as Zoom videoconferencing and virtual library access, for the PRISM-CI application. Finally, we will demonstrate how the adaptation of the PRISM-CI protocol holds promise for the use of flexible, remote technology approaches to reach socially isolated older adults to foster psychosocial well-being. |
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spelling | pubmed-86811332021-12-17 Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 Falzarano, Francesca Weingast, Sarah Gladstone-Groth, Gabriel Ceruso, Marco Czaja, Sara Innov Aging Abstracts The emergence of COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have resulted in disruptions to daily life, reduced opportunities for social engagement, and diminished resource access for millions of older adults. Individuals with cognitive impairments (CI) are particularly vulnerable to risk for social isolation. This presentation will discuss the PRISM-CI pilot trial, which aims to examine the feasibility and potential efficacy of the PRISM-CI software system on enhancing connectivity and quality of life among a diverse sample of 50 older adults aged 65 and over with a CI. PRISM-CI, adapted from the PRISM system (developed by the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement) for this population, is intended to support social engagement, memory, and access to resources and information. We will present data regarding the feasibility and perceived value of PRISM-CI and discuss the challenges, and strategies used, to adapt the PRISM-CI trial during the pandemic. We used a multi-modal approach to provide remote training and specialized tablet instruction that includes individualized training sessions tailored to individuals’ learning needs, hobbies, and prior technology use. The adapted protocol also involves the use of remote access software for troubleshooting. We will also discuss how participant feedback guided the inclusion of additional features, such as Zoom videoconferencing and virtual library access, for the PRISM-CI application. Finally, we will demonstrate how the adaptation of the PRISM-CI protocol holds promise for the use of flexible, remote technology approaches to reach socially isolated older adults to foster psychosocial well-being. Oxford University Press 2021-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8681133/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2479 Text en © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstracts Falzarano, Francesca Weingast, Sarah Gladstone-Groth, Gabriel Ceruso, Marco Czaja, Sara Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 |
title | Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 |
title_full | Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 |
title_short | Adapting Training and Use of an Application for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Amidst COVID-19 |
title_sort | adapting training and use of an application for cognitively impaired older adults amidst covid-19 |
topic | Abstracts |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8681133/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2479 |
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