02/10/2012 1 Dr Clare Ramsden Consultant in Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Thinking Outside the Box: Using off-the-shelf technology in neurorehabilitation Aims To provide you with an appreciation of the range of technology now available to clients for rehab To consider the impact of a client’s cognitive impairments and the benefits of assistive technology for cognition (ATC) To consider the impact of a client’s cognitive impairments and the barriers to using assistive technology for cognition (ATC) ATC in Rehab “very little is known about the relationship between, on the one hand, the clinical characteristics of persons with cognitive impairments, and on the other hand, the specific characteristics of ATC (Assistive Technology for Cognition) interventions that are most suitable for those individuals” (LoPresti et al., 2004, p 25) Role of Technology Assistive technology for cognition as extension of existing rehabilitation principles: Compensatory: e.g., memory aids, reminders, pillbox devices, cues & prompts Risk Management: journey trackers, pillbox devices, sensors Retraining: cognitive ‘retraining’ apps ATC prescription Gillespie, Best & O’Neil (2011) suggest using ICF framework, and categorising AT devices in terms of function (e.g., alerting, distracting, prompting, navigating, reminding, storing, displaying). Can then build up a template where you can input a client’s ICF impairments and have this matched with a relevant AT device. Number of studies in each ISO category published per year
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02/10/2012
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Dr Clare Ramsden
Consultant in Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust
Thinking Outside the Box:
Using off-the-shelf technology
in neurorehabilitation
Aims To provide you with an appreciation of the range of
technology now available to clients for rehab
To consider the impact of a client’s cognitive impairments and the benefits of assistive technology for cognition (ATC)
To consider the impact of a client’s cognitive impairments and the barriers to using assistive technology for cognition (ATC)
ATC in Rehab “very little is known about the relationship
between, on the one hand, the clinical characteristics of persons with cognitive impairments, and on the other hand, the specific characteristics of ATC (Assistive Technology for Cognition) interventions that are most suitable for those individuals” (LoPresti et al., 2004, p 25)
Role of Technology Assistive technology for cognition as
ATC prescription Gillespie, Best & O’Neil (2011) suggest using
ICF framework, and categorising AT devices in terms of function (e.g., alerting, distracting, prompting, navigating, reminding, storing, displaying). Can then build up a template where you can input a client’s ICF impairments and have this matched with a relevant AT device.
Number of studies in each ISO category published per year
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ATC: purpose built or off-the-shelf? Neuropage, Sensecam (Vicon Revue),
Takes photos automatically either triggered by internal sensor, or on timer (30 sec).
Review images at end of day or event.
Can use for memory rehab (esp. autobiographical), support with CBT after ABI, lifelogs/visual diary, cueing & recognition memory, monitoring (e.g., eating, meds, etc).
Around £300 (ex VAT)
Sensecam AbleLink Range of software options that sit on a smartphone
(e.g., HTC).
Simplified desktop software that sits on top of the existing operating system (Endeavour Desktop)
Simplified mobile phone device (Pocket Ace)
AbleLink Visual Assistant Task prompting
programme, with customised audio & visual display (can be pictures or video footage). Fairly easy to set up, very easy to use
and portable solution for managing time, sequential and non-sequential tasks, lists, notes, instructions, classroom lectures, and more”
Memory & Executive Function
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Able Link Portable Tablet PC Picture and vocal memory
aid
One-off and recurring appointments can be recorded
Tasks such as how to put on the dishwasher or make a sandwich can be broken down to easy step stages with vocal and picture prompts
AbleLink WayFinder GPS-based personalized
audio and visual cues to support independent travel via bus systems and on foot. Can create specific travel routes, activated from the GPS location. Users receive customized audio and visual instructions to prompt them through route navigation.
Pagers & alerting systems Neuropage – well known & documented
Findings may be generalised to other alerting & messaging programmes, e.g., on a smartphone.
Context-free cuing (text of ‘stop’) – cue to reflect on internal goal states, resulted in better performance on scheduled tasks (Fish et al., 2007)
Neuropage costs £89 deposit + £60 per month
Smartphones & iPads/Tablets Socially acceptable
Increasing pre-injury familiarity
Some degree of intuitive interface, even for ABI.
Touchscreens can be easier for some with physical impairments
Introduction of apps specifically focused on cognitive/language impairments & needs (e.g., Its Done!, Proloquo2go, etc).
Food Planner (Android): meal planning, shopping, recipes, stock management, etc.
Snap n Draw (Apple): Visual shopping list
The Valuator (Apple): Calculates best value between offers
Snap n Draw Lemon Receipts
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Emotional management T2 Mood Tracker: Mood rating & monitoring on
6 pre-set scales, also customisable scales.
T2 Mood Tracker
Stress Management Breathe to Relax, Tactical Breather (Apple):
cued breathing exercises to manage stress.
Stress Tracker: Records and tracks stress levels, moods, sources of stress, symptoms, and behaviours.
Biofeedback devices – heart rate monitors that can both cue to elevated heart rate and record heart rate over periods of time for review.
What next? Visual recognition systems (e.g., Google Goggles)
Voice to text to voice systems (Siri, Dragon)
Biofeedback linked devices
Tech downsides Complex – devices such as Ablelink’s Discovery
Desktop can help with this (overlay simple presentation on top of PC/PDA screen). Often requires language skills & manual dexterity
Can be visually complex – small devices can be problematic to see, larger devices to carry around
Requires person to do something – to follow the prompt, to recognise the cue, etc.
May require some new learning
Tech upsides Can increase independence in some areas,
allowing staff time to be spent elsewhere
Can encourage positive feelings of control, engagement in normal life activities, age-appropriate behaviour
Increasingly, people are coming to rehab with tech knowledge & understanding.
Tech partners, like communication partners
Reduce reliance on others, or need for prompts
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Off the shelf? Increasing number of devices & apps that appear
to be useful for the rehab population.
Need to be carefully tailored to the individual
Person may need a simplified version. Now some simplified devices that look similar to standard devices – person feels engaged with them, but they are appropriate to needs.
Off the shelf can be cheaper than specialised devices
Literature Current literature supports use of ATC in
rehabilitation
Don’t need to do research on every device, but rather on the mechanism the device uses (e.g., prompting devices can look to the neuropage literature).
Gillespie, Best & O’Neill (2011): ATC prescription & classify ATC based on cognitive function.
Useful resources Gillespie, A., Best, C., & O’Neill, B. (2011). Cognitive
Function and Assistive Technology for Cognition: A Systematic Review.
Technology for Psychologists blog: http://sylvainroy.blogspot.com/