Feasibility and efficacy of cognitive telerehabilitation in early Alzheimer’s disease: a pilot study
Source: Jelcic et al. 2014 - Pubmed ID: 25284993
Setting: Italy, Single-center and Hospital
Study design:
RCT
Follow-up: 3 months
Patient group:
Sample size:
Total: 27(27)
IG: 7(7)
CG-live: 10(10)
CG-UC: 10(10)
Inclusion criteria:
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Early stage
- Clinical Dementia Rating score 0.5-1.0
- Stable psycho-active medication
Type of technology:
Videoconsultation
- Lexical-semantic stimulation
Intervention:
Intervention: Lexical-semantic stimulation through video was compared to face-to-face (live) therapy and unstructured cognitive treatment
Duration: 3 months
Add on: –
Control group:
- Group1: Face-to-face therapy
- Group2: Unstructured cognitive treatment
Clinical effect:
- Mini-mental state ↑ (IG=CG-live>CG-UC)
- Verbal naming test ↑ (IG=CG-live>CG-UC)
- Phonemic and semantic fluency →
- Story immediate recall ↑ (IG=CG-live>CG-UC)
- Story delayed recall →
- Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test immediate and delayed recall →
Patient safety: NA
Patient experiences/
Staff experiences:
Patient experiences:
- 6/7 intervention patients rated satisfaction as 10/10.
- All would advise the treatment to friends
Staff experiences: NA
Investment: NA
Running:
Staff Resources
- Video-delivered lexical-semantic stimulation
Organization: NA
Health care utilization: NA