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

Four studies assessed the effectiveness of verbal instruc-tions presented via technology in helping persons with mild or moderate Alzheimer’s disease perform daily activities. The first 2 studies were replication efforts con-cerning 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 generali-zation 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