Development of mobile compatible software for cognitive–communication disorder in individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Parlak, Mümüne Merve; Köse, Ayşen; Güç, Murat; Munis, Özlem Bizpınar

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“…11 = 37 (62%) Type 2 12 = 13 (21%) Type 3 13 = 7 (12%) Type 4 14 = 1 (2%) Type 5 15 = 0 (0%) Type 6 16 The age of the participants ranged from 58 to 92 years old. There were no significant differences in age and gender between the groups [36][37][38][39][40][41]43], except for the study conducted by Martinez-Moreno et al [42]. Moreover, the formal education of the participants varied from 2 to ≥13 years.…”

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“…Study characteristics are in Table 1. One study was conducted in France [36], one in United Kingdom (UK) [40], two in Italy [37,41], one in Spain [42], one in Greece [38], one in India [43], and one in Turkey [39]. Sample sizes ranged from 8 to 80 participants: in total, 272 AD patients were included, 183 of which were in the "training group" (TG) and 89 were in the "control group" (CG).…”

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“…The patients' characteristics are in Table 2. TG included 183 individuals: 70 males and 105 females, while CG consisted of 89 participants: 30 males and 68 females [36][37][38][39][41][42][43]. The study by Noonan et al [40] did not provide any information about the gender of the participants.…”

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“…Six studies used the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA) criteria [36,38,[40][41][42][43]. Cavallo et al [37] provided no further information about the diagnostic process; in the study of Parlak et al [39], the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) and the Nationals' Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) criteria were fulfilled. The AD stage of the participants varied from mild to severe.…”

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Language and Communication Interventions in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review

Dimitriou,

Nousia,

Georgopoulou

et al. 2024

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Although language impairment is frequently observed in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (pwAD), targeted language rehabilitation is often overlooked. The present study reviews published evidence on the impact of language training, either alone or in combination with cognitive training, on cognitive outcomes in pwAD. A systematic search of PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane was carried out, including studies published from inception to November 2023. A total of eight research articles (four randomized controlled trials and four observational studies) met the inclusion criteria: six assessed language training combined with cognitive training and two evaluated language rehabilitation alone. Regarding language and non-language (mainly memory, attention, and executive functions) outcomes, there was a consensus among studies that language rehabilitation (alone or in combination with cognitive training) yields positive results. Some of the articles also explored the impact on patients’ and their caregivers’ quality of life, with all but one showing improvement. Consequently, the combination of language and cognitive training leads to improvements across various cognitive domains. However, limited evidence supports the value of sole language rehabilitation. This conclusion is influenced by heterogeneity among studies (different types and duration of interventions, small participant sets, various assessment tools), and, thus, further research is warranted.

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Language and Communication Interventions in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review

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Nousia,

Georgopoulou

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“…Some of the cognitive processes, such as attention, memory, executive function, and language, are affected in individuals with dementia (Parlak, Tokgöz, et al., 2022; Parlak, Babademez, et al., 2022). Problems in these functions may affect verbal and nonverbal communication (Parlak & Köse, 2023; Parlak, Güç, et al, 2023). Even in the early stages of dementia, the communication skills of patients are affected, and this effect continues to increase as the severity of dementia increases (Parlak & Köse, 2023).…”

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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Holden Communication Scale

Munis,

Parlak

2023

Brain and Behavior

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IntroductionThe communication skills of individuals with dementia are affected even in the early stages of the condition. To date, there is no scale for the evaluation of communication abilities in Turkish‐speaking populations with dementia that can be used in clinical practice and research. The present study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Holden Communication Scale (HCS‐TR).Materials and methodsThe study was carried out with 141 participants (77 female and 64 male). Psychometric analyses were conducted to assess the internal consistency, construct and criterion validity, test–retest reliability, and inter‐rater reliability of the HCS‐TR. The Standardized Mini‐Mental State Examination (SMMSE) test was used for criterion validity. For the inter‐rater reliability of the scale, the two different caregivers of individuals with dementia were administered the scale separately at the same time. For test–retest reliability, 2 weeks later, the same caregivers who filled out the HCS‐TR the first time were administered to fill out the scale again. To test the validity of the scale, an item factor analysis was performed, and the correlations between the items and subsections were determined.ResultsThe factor loadings indicating the adequate contribution of the scale items to the relevant dimension were within the 0.700–0.831 range. There were positive relationships between all the items of the HCS‐TR, and there was a significant negative relationship (r = −.842) between HCS‐TR and MMSE. The corrected item–total correlation values were found to be within the .676–.794 range. Cronbach's alpha values for the HCS‐TR subsection and total scores in the first and second measurements were found to be in the range of .718–.944. There was no statistically significant difference (p = .709) between the mean total scores in the first and second measurements.ConclusionThe HCS‐TR is a valid and reliable tool that can be used for clinical and research purposes to assess the strengths and limitations of the communication skills of Turkish individuals with dementia.

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Assessing the perception of emotional prosody in healthy ageing

Yıldırım,

Düzenli‐Öztürk,

Parlak

2024

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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BackgroundEmotional prosody is the reflection of emotion types such as happiness, sadness, fear and anger in the speaker's tone of voice. Accurately perceiving, interpreting and expressing emotional prosody is an inseparable part of successful communication and social interaction. There are few studies on emotional prosody, which is crucial for communication, and the results of these studies have inconsistent information regarding age and gender.AimsThe primary aim of this study is to assess the perception of emotional prosody in healthy ageing. The other aim is to examine the effects of variables such as age, gender, language and neurocognitive capacity on the prediction of emotional prosody recognition skills.Methods and ProceduresSixty‐nine participants between the ages of 18–75 were included in the study. Participants were grouped as the young group aged 18–35 (n = 26), the middle‐aged group aged 36–55 (n = 24) and the elderly group aged 56–75 (n = 19). Perceptual emotional prosody test, motor response time test, and neuropsychological test batteries were administered to the participants. Participants were asked to recognise the emotion in the sentences played on the computer. Natural (neutral, containing neither positive nor negative emotion), happy, angry, surprised and panic emotions were evaluated with sentences composed of pseudoword stimuli.Results and OutcomesIt was observed that the elderly group performed worse in recognising angry, panic, natural and happy emotions and in total recognition, which gives the correct recognition performance in recognition of all emotions. There was no age‐related difference in recognition of the emotion of surprise. The women were more successful in recognising angry, panic, happy and total emotions compared to men. Age and Motor Reaction Time Test scores were found to be significant predictors in the emotional response time regression model. Age, language, attention and gender variables were found to have a significant effect on the regression model created for the success of total recognition of emotions (p < 0.05).Conclusions and ImplicationsThis was a novel study in which emotional prosody was assessed in the elderly by eliminating lexical‐semantic cues related to emotional prosody and associating emotional prosody results with neuropsychiatric tests. All our findings revealed the importance of age for the perception of emotional prosody. In addition, the effects of cognitive functions such as attention, which decline with age, were found to be important. Therefore, it should not be forgotten that many factors contribute to the success of recognising emotional prosody correctly. In this context, clinicians should consider variables such as cognitive health and education when assessing the perception of emotional prosody in elderly individuals.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDSWhat is already known on the subject Most of the studies compare young and old groups, and these studies evaluate the perception of emotional prosody by using sentences formed by observing the speech sounds, syllables, words and grammar rules in the vocabulary of the language. It has been reported that the perception of emotional prosody is lower, mostly in the elderly group, but there is inconsistent information in terms of age and gender.What this paper adds to existing knowledge Perceptual Prosody Recognition was evaluated with an experimental design in which sentence structures consisting of lexemes were used as stimuli and neurocognitive tests were included, taking into account the phonological and syntactic rules of language. This study was a novel study in diagnosing emotional prosody in terms of comparing different age groups and determining the factors affecting multidimensional emotional prosody, including neuropsychiatric features.What are the clinical implications of this work? All our findings revealed the importance of age for the perception of emotional prosody. In addition, it was determined that the effects of cognitive functions such as attention were important with age.

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Development of mobile compatible software for cognitive–communication disorder in individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Cited by 4 publications

References 49 publications

Language and Communication Interventions in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review

Language and Communication Interventions in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Holden Communication Scale

Assessing the perception of emotional prosody in healthy ageing

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