Research Article
Interference Between Cognitive and Motor Recovery in Elderly Dementia Patients Through a Holistic Tele-Rehabilitation Platform
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_45, author={Alberto Antonietti and Marta Gandolla and Mauro Rossini and Franco Molteni and Alessandra Pedrocchi}, title={Interference Between Cognitive and Motor Recovery in Elderly Dementia Patients Through a Holistic Tele-Rehabilitation Platform}, proceedings={Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. 6th International Conference, MobiHealth 2016, Milan, Italy, November 14-16, 2016, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2017}, month={6}, keywords={Tele-rehabilitation Tele-medicine Mobile sensors Dementia Domotics Active aging}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_45} }- Alberto Antonietti
Marta Gandolla
Mauro Rossini
Franco Molteni
Alessandra Pedrocchi
Year: 2017
Interference Between Cognitive and Motor Recovery in Elderly Dementia Patients Through a Holistic Tele-Rehabilitation Platform
MOBIHEALTH
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_45
Abstract
To improve the quality of life of elderly subjects affected by dementia, the rehabilitation environment has to translate from the hospital to the patient’s home. A holistic tele-rehabilitation system can be successfully used to support and enhance a home-based rehabilitation process. The ABILITY platform foresees mobile and wireless technologies, integrated into a unique environment in which patients can become primary actors in their own care. In this work, we present a Pilot Study (N = 10) about the motor recovery, and in particular the relationship between the motor recovery and the cognitive recovery, in dementia patients. A group of control patients followed the usual care treatment and another group used the ABILITY platform at home. The results of the study suggested that the use of the tele-rehabilitation platform could improve both the motor skills, the cognitive skill and the interaction between them.