Basic activities of daily living (ADL) are self-maintenance abilities such as dressing or
bathing. Instrumental ADL (IADL) are more complex everyday tasks, such as preparing a …

Neuropsychological studies show that cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease
(AD) are distinct from age-associated cognitive decline. Quantitative and qualitative …

Accumulating evidence suggests that the pre-dementia syndrome mild cognitive impairment
(MCI) is characterized by decrements in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The …

Activity recognition has received increasing attention from the machine learning community.
Of particular interest is the ability to recognize activities in real time from streaming data, but …

There is a pressing demand for improving the quality and efficacy of health care and social
support services needed by the world's growing elderly population, especially by those …

Smart environments offer valuable technologies for activity monitoring and health
assessment. Here, we describe an integration of robots into smart environments to provide …

Objective Elderly persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of
dementia and functional impairments. The present study investigated the contribution of …

The purpose of this study was to explore perceived difficulties and needs of older adults with
mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their attitudes toward an assistive robot to develop …

Traditionally, assessment of functional and cognitive status of individuals with dementia
occurs in brief clinic visits during which time clinicians extract a snapshot of recent changes …

Objective: To preserve or improve independent functioning in older adults and those with
neurocognitive impairments, researchers and clinicians need to address prospective …