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Persons With Mild or Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Managing Daily Activities via Verbal Instruction Technology

University of Bari, Bari, Italy, g.lancioni{at}psico.uniba.it

Maria L. La Martire, MA

University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Nirbhay N. Singh, PhD

ONE Research Institute, Midlothian, Virginia

Mark F. O'Reilly, PhD

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Jeff Sigafoos, PhD

Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Katia Pinto, MA

Alzheimer Rehabilitation Center, Bisceglie, Italy

Mauro G. Minervini, MD

Alzheimer Rehabilitation Center, Bisceglie, Italy

Four studies assessed the effectiveness of verbal instructions presented via technology in helping persons with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease perform daily activities. The first 2 studies were replication efforts concerning morning bathroom routine and table setting and included 4 and 2 participants, respectively. The third study targeted coffee preparation with 3 participants. The fourth study assessed maintenance and generalization of morning bathroom routine and dressing with 1 participant. Nonconcurrent multiple baseline designs served for the first 3 studies and a 5-month postintervention data collection for the fourth study. Verbal instructions for the activity steps presented via technology were effective in helping the participants of the first 3 studies reacquire basic daily activities and the participant of the fourth study retain the reacquired activities across time and settings. These results suggest that the approach reported may be a useful strategy for helping persons with Alzheimer's disease.

Key Words: Alzheimer's disease • daily activities • verbal instructions • instruction technology

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 23, No. 6, 552-562 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508328181


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