Technology to Support Aging Adults With a Cognitive Impairment

Chair(s)

• SC

  Sara Czaja, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
  Weill Cornell Medicine
  New York City, New York, United States

  Slides

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

• SC

  Sara Czaja, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
  Weill Cornell Medicine
  New York City, New York, United States

  Slides
• WB

  Walter Boot, PhD (he/him/his)

  Professor
  Psychology
  Florida State University
  Tallahassee, Florida, United States
• 

  Neil Charness, Ph.D.

  William G. Chase Professor of Psychology
  Psychology
  FSU
  Tallahassee, Florida, United States
• 

  Wendy Rogers, Ph.D.

  Professor
  College of Applied Health Sciences
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  Champaign, Illinois, United States

Technology applications can play a key role in enhancing independence and quality of life for aging adults with a cognitive impairment (CI) and offer potential benefits in terms of memory support, cognitive remediation, safety/security, and engagement. Drawing from research conducted by the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) and the Center for Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement (ENHANCE) this symposium will highlight examples of existing and emerging technology applications that provide support for aging adults with a CI and discuss challenges and benefits with technology-based approaches. S. Czaja will present findings from a pilot trial that evaluated the benefits of a technology system designed to support information and resource access, and social and cognitive engagement (PRISM-CI) for aging adults with a CI. W. Boot will focus on the unique benefits of virtual reality (VR) for aging adults with and without a cognitive impairment and highlight gaps in knowledge regarding the use of VR to provide meaningful social and cognitive engagement. N. Charness will discuss a project (AUGMENT) that is focused on providing support for mobility for aging adults with a CI due to stroke, MCI, or a traumatic brain injury. W. Rogers will highlight how video technology can provide socially and cognitively engaging activities for aging adults with a CI and present a systematic process to help guide the development of a video intervention for this population.

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  PRISM CI: A Software System to Support Aging Adults With a Cognitive Impairment
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sara Czaja, PhD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Virtual Reality to Support the Needs of Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Impairments
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Walter R. Boot, PhD (he/him/his) – Florida State University
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Designing Tutorials to Augment Mobility for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Neil Charness, Ph.D. – FSU
• 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

  Developing Content for a Virtual Social Engagement Intervention for Persons With MCI
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D. – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign