Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment

Hedman, Annicka; Nygård, Louise; Malinowsky, Camilla; Almkvist, Ove; Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz

doi:10.1177/0308022615586800

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment
Authors:	Hedman, Annicka Nygård, Louise Malinowsky, Camilla Almkvist, Ove Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz
DOI:	10.1177/0308022615586800
Published in:	British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Volume(Issue):	79
Issue:	2
Page(s):	111
Pages to:	119
Issue Date:	2015
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Sage
ISSN:	0308-0226 1477-6006
Language:	English
Subjects:	Longitudinal study; Activity of daily living; Leisure activity; Occupational therapy; Disease progression; Dementia
Subject (DDC):	615.8515: Occupational therapy 616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract:	Introduction: Knowledge of the conditions under which older adults facing cognitive decline engage in everyday activities is of major importance for occupational therapists in designing supportive interventions. This study aimed to investigate perceived activity involvement over time and its longitudinal relationship to perceived ability to use everyday technology in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Method: Thirty-seven older adults with mild cognitive impairment at inclusion were assessed over 4 years. Overall and item-specific activity involvement were analyzed using mixed-linear-effect modeling and differential item functioning. Furthermore, overall activity involvement and ability in everyday technology use were correlated. Results: Overall activity involvement decreased significantly over time. When adjusting for declining ability in the sample, actual differential item functioning indicated descending involvement in seven of 15 activities, while eight activities were stable. All leisure activities descended. The positive correlations between activity involvement and ability in everyday technology use became stronger over time. Conclusion: Variations across activities and time-points suggest that occupational therapists should repeatedly monitor the increasingly associated aspects of activity involvement and ability to use everyday technology in persons with cognitive decline.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8398
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Gesundheit

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Hedman, A., Nygård, L., Malinowsky, C., Almkvist, O., & Kottorp, A. B. M. (2015). Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(2), 111–119. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615586800

Hedman, A. et al. (2015) ‘Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment’, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(2), pp. 111–119. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615586800.

A. Hedman, L. Nygård, C. Malinowsky, O. Almkvist, and A. B. M. Kottorp, “Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment,” British Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 111–119, 2015, doi: 10.1177/0308022615586800.

HEDMAN, Annicka, Louise NYGÅRD, Camilla MALINOWSKY, Ove ALMKVIST und Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, 2015. Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2015. Bd. 79, Nr. 2, S. 111–119. DOI 10.1177/0308022615586800

Hedman, Annicka, Louise Nygård, Camilla Malinowsky, Ove Almkvist, and Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp. 2015. “Changing Everyday Activities and Technology Use in Mild Cognitive Impairment.” British Journal of Occupational Therapy 79 (2): 111–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615586800.

Hedman, Annicka, et al. “Changing Everyday Activities and Technology Use in Mild Cognitive Impairment.” British Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 79, no. 2, 2015, pp. 111–19, https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615586800.