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A theory-driven training programme in the use of emerging commercial technology - application to an adolescent with severe memory impairment
SVOBODA E; RICHARDS B; POLSINELLI A; GUGER S
NEUROPSYCHOL REHABIL , 2010, vol. 20, n° 4, p. 562-586 Doc n°: 147069 Localisation : en ligne D.O.I. : http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a921646372~db=all~jumptype=rss Descripteurs : AF3 - TRAUMATISME CRANIEN, AD671 TROUBLES DE LA MEMOIRE We describe a theory-driven memory intervention programme for training individuals with moderate to severe memory impairment in the use of emerging commercial technology. Here we demonstrate the application of the programme to training MK, an 18-year-old woman with severe memory impairment following treatment for a suprasellar germinoma, to autonomously use a smartphone to support her day-to-day memory. A within-subject A1B1A2B2 single-case experimental design was used to evaluate the impact of smartphone use on MK's real-life functioning. Following intervention MK showed increased confidence in dealing with memory-demanding situations and generalised smartphone use across all aspects of her life as quantified by several and varied ecologically valid measures including a phone call schedule, behaviour memory observations and questionnaires. Moreover the intervention also benefited her family as indicated by a sustained reduction in caregiver strain and an increase in reported quality of life. These findings suggest that individuals with severe memory impairment, particularly young adults with potentially life-long dependence on their families, are able to capitalise on emerging commercial technology to function more autonomously. Langue : ANGLAIS |
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