| The Y Cancellation Test App University of Alberta | Product | 2015-10-26 | Victor Guana, Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia |
| Access Award in support of workshop presented at Canadian Association on Gerontology Conference | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-10-26 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah |
| Face-to-face meeting with York Care Centre (Partner) regarding Virtual Gym and Vibrant Minds projects University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-19 | "Jennifer Donovan", Victor Fernandez, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu, Christine Daum |
| Site visit to Chinese Christian Wing Kei Nursing Home Association and meeting regarding collaborationMembers of WP6.1@UAlberta and 6.2 traveled to Calgary to meet with the Board Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Care, Care Managers, and Rehabilitation and Recreation Manager to tour their facilities and discuss potential collaboration. Specific projects and technologies discussed included Vibrant Minds, Virtual Gym, Digital Storytelling and Dementia, Ambient Activity Technology (on behalf of Mark Chignell and Marc Kanik), Activity Localization, and Wandering Risk. A follow up meeting will be held in January 2017 to identify a timeline for unrolling projects at Wing Kei facilities. For more information on Wing Kei, please visit: www.wingkei.org University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-12-01 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Christine Daum, Victor Fernandez, Noelannah Neubauer |
| Tour of Memory and Company (Toronto) regarding Digital Storytelling and Dementia project University of Alberta, Independent | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-11-03 | Lili Liu, Elly Park, Hollis Owens, Ron Beleno |
| How Do Developers Solve Software-engineering Tasks on Model-based Code Generators? An Empirical Study Design University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-09-28 | Victor Guana, Eleni Stroulia |
| Designing the BrainTagger Researcher Platform to Automate Development of Customized Cognitive GamesSerious games have grown significantly in popularity, but proving their scientific validity through research studies is a common hurdle for researchers and game developers. To scale up capacity to collaborate with different groups of researchers, Centivizer Inc. (a University of Toronto spinoff company) has employed a user-centered design process to design a BrainTagger Research Platform (BRP) that will largely automate the development process of its customizable serious games for cognitive assessment. This new development will increase the capacity to gather research data needed to improve game mechanisms and demonstrate game validity. University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-03-29 | Bella (Yigong) Zhang, Mark Chignell |
| Digital Storytelling and Dementia: Benefits and Opportunities (Oral presentation at CAG)Owens, H. Park, E., Kaufman, D., & Liu, L. (2017, October). Digital storytelling and dementia: Benefits and opportunities. Paper presented at CAG2017: 46th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, Canadian Association on Gerontology, Winnipeg, Canada. Simon Fraser University, University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-20 | Hollis Owens, Elly Park, David Kaufman, Lili Liu |
| Experiences of a clinical researcher: Relational ethics in research practice (oral presentation) University of Waterloo, University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-11-01 | Elly Park, Christine Daum, Lili Liu |
| Features of acceptable mental health mobile apps: Opinions of stakeholders (Paper presentation) University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-06-23 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| Rapid Deployment and Evaluation of Mobile Serious Games: A Cognitive Assessment Case StudyTiffany Tong, Victor Guana, Andrea Jovanovic, Fiona Tran, Golnaz Mozafari, Mark Chignell, and Eleni Stroulia. Rapid Deployment and Evaluation of Mobile Serious Games: A Cognitive Assessment Case Study. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Information Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, November 2015. Procedia Computer Science, 69, 96-103. University of Toronto, University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-11-23 | Tiffany Tong, Victor Guana, "Andrea Jovanovic", "Fiona Tran", "Golnaz Mozafari", Mark Chignell, Eleni Stroulia |
| Mobile Executive Functions testing workshopWe conducted a workshop on mobile executive functions testing at Western University. In this workshop, we demoed our existing TAG-ME games and discussed how they can be used to evaluate the cognitive status of children and the elderly. We gathered the requirements for the next iterations of TAG-ME games for future research studies to validate the games. Western University, University of Toronto | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2019-07-26 | J Bruce Morton, Mark Chignell, Bella (Yigong) Zhang, Henrique Matulis |
| AGE-WELL Innovation WorkshopParticipated in HQP workshop on a trans disciplinary approach to thinking commercially. | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-08-23 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah |
| Hacking Health – Edmonton 2016Media on the Event
1. The second U of A Health Hack-a-thon takes place this weekend - CBC Edmonton AM, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016
2. Edmonton healers and hackers join forces - Metro Edmonton, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016
3. Hackers to help seniors access health care - Global News, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016
4. Hacking Health Hackathon goes at the University of Alberta - 630 CHED, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016
5. Global News, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016
6. Technological solutions to health problems - CTV Two, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016
From Fernandez:
In Hacking Health 2016 in Edmonton, I participated as software engineering mentor, I brought my expertise and experience in developing games for rehabilitation, Kinect, CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training, and virtual simulation of human behaviour. The team, "SPINOIS NAP", was very useful the information about Kinect hardware in the implementation. They present a prototype which helps to maintain the correct posture during long hours seating in front of the computer.
University of Alberta, University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-02-19 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Elly Park, Victor Fernandez, Victor Guana, Mark Chignell, Alex Mihailidis, Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer |
| Patient Oriented Research Summer Institute 2016Noelannah Neubauer and Peyman Azad-Khaneghah participated in "Patient Oriented Research Summer Institute 2016" facilitated by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions from May 3rd until May 4th. Noelannah and Peyman attended several workshops related to patient oriented research such as designing scales based on patient oriented outcomes, knowledge transfer and knowledge translation, and several panel presentations and poster presentations.
Noelannah and Peyman prepared a presentation which was delivered to Edmonton-based Project Leaders and HQP on May 27, 2016. The presentation included a discussion about the parallels between patient-oriented research and transdisciplinarity. A discussion was also held about how patient-oriented research and transdisciplinarity in WP6.1 and WP6.2. University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-05-03 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu, Adriana Rios-Rincon, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Elly Park, Christine Daum, Victor Fernandez, Victor Guana |
| Is the market ready for smart home technologies applied to seniors health? (Oral presentation)This presentation examines the results of a systematic review on smart home and home health monitoring technologies our team recently completed. We found, in general, low Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and conflicting evidence that home health monitoring technologies support aging in place in older adults with complex needs. In another new scoping literature review, we examined the state of knowledge on technologies for fall detection, and conclude that the TRL of these technologies continue to be low. AGE-WELL, a Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence, has developed an adapted scale based on Product Readiness Levels (PRL) which include innovations in services and programs. Like the TRL, the PRL is used to gauge the readiness of a project (or technology) for commercialization or knowledge mobilization. Examples from Smart CondoTM innovations will be used to illustrate the TRL and PRL continuum, and to prompt discussions on international collaboration in the area of technologies for aging. University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-12-18 | Lili Liu |
| Mobile-Based Assessment of Gait and Executive Function in a Neurorehabilitation Setting University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2016-06-09 | Jenna Blumenthal, Mark Chignell, "Tammy Siemenowski" |
| Smart homes and home health monitoring technologies for older adults: a systematic literature review University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2015-10-23 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Ioanis Nikolaidis, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Adriana Rios-Rincon |
| A Serious Game for Clinical Assessment of Cognitive Status: Validation StudyTong, T., Chignell, M., Tierney, M. C., & Lee, J. (2016). A Serious Game for Clinical Assessment of Cognitive Status: Validation Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Serious Games. 2016;4(1):e7
. University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-04-16 | Tiffany Tong, Mark Chignell, Mary Tierney, Jacques Lee |
| Monitoring Health Status in Long Term Care Through the Use of Ambient Technologies and Serious Games Keebee Play, University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-11-01 | Andrea Wilkinson, Tiffany Tong, Atefeh Zare, Marc Kanik, Mark Chignell |
| Serious Game Assessment of Cognitive Status in Dementia and Abnormal Aging: Unified and Fractionated Approaches. Existing methods of cognitive screening typically rely on face-to-face assessments by a clinician, and they are infrequently administered. They can also be time consuming and costly to administer. As a supplement to existing methods of cognitive screening, we propose the use of serious games, which are games designed for a primary purpose other than entertainment. Serious games can potentially assess a variety of factors associated with cognitive decline in conditions such as delirium, dementia, and frailty. In this paper, we show that a serious game that assesses executive functioning shows the potential for using a future generation of serious games to screen for delirium and dementia, and we also demonstrate a statistically significant relationship of performance on our serious game with frailty and functional status. We also discuss the development and use of additional serious games that focus on the assessment of specific cognitive functions that are affected by the progression of dementia. University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-10-11 | Tiffany Tong, Mark Chignell, Mary Tierney, "Kenneth Rockwood", Jacques Lee |
| Smart homes and home health monitoring technologies for older adults: A systematic reviewBACKGROUND: Around the world, populations are aging and there is a growing concern about ways that older adults can maintain their health and well-being while living in their homes. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic literature review to determine: (1) the levels of technology readiness among older adults and, (2) evidence for smart homes and home-based health-monitoring technologies that support aging in place for older adults who have complex needs. RESULTS: We identified and analyzed 48 of 1863 relevant papers. Our analyses found that: (1) technology-readiness level for smart homes and home health monitoring technologies is low; (2) the highest level of evidence is 1b (i.e., one randomized controlled trial with a PEDro score >/=6); smart homes and home health monitoring technologies are used to monitor activities of daily living, cognitive decline and mental health, and heart conditions in older adults with complex needs; (3) there is no evidence that smart homes and home health monitoring technologies help address disability prediction and health-related quality of life, or fall prevention; and (4) there is conflicting evidence that smart homes and home health monitoring technologies help address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CONCLUSIONS: The level of technology readiness for smart homes and home health monitoring technologies is still low. The highest level of evidence found was in a study that supported home health technologies for use in monitoring activities of daily living, cognitive decline, mental health, and heart conditions in older adults with complex needs. University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-01-13 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Ioanis Nikolaidis, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Adriana Rios-Rincon |
| Users' attitudes towards personal health records: A cross-sectional studyAzad Khaneghah, P., Miguel-Cruz, A., Bentley, P., Liu, L., Stroulia, E., & Ferguson-Pell, M. (2016). Users’ attitudes towards personal health records. A cross-sectional pilot study. Applied Clinical Informatics, 7(2), 573-586. doi: 10.4338/aci-2015-12-ra-0180
Background: Prevention and management of chronic conditions is a priority for many healthcare systems. Personal health records have been suggested to facilitate implementation of chronic care programs. However, patients’ attitude towards personal health records (PHRs) can significantly affect the adoption rates and use of PHRs. Objectives: to evaluate the attitude of patients with Type II diabetes towards using a PHR to manage their condition. Methods: We used a cross-sectional exploratory pilot study. Fifty-four (54) patients used a PHR to monitor and record their blood glucose levels, diet, and activities for 30 days, and to communicate with their clinicians. At the end of the study, patients responded to a survey based on three constructs borrowed from different technology acceptance frameworks: relative advantage, job fit, and perceived usefulness. A multivariate predictive model was formed using partial least squaring technique (PLS) and the effect of each construct on the patients’ attitude towards system use was evaluated. Patients also participated in a semi-structured interview. Results: We found a significant positive correlation between job fit and attitude (JF → ATT = +0.318, p<0.01). There was no statistical evidence of any moderating or mediating effect of other main constructs or any of the confounding factors (i.e., age, gender, time after diagnosed) on attitude. Conclusion: The attitude of patients towards using PHR in management of their diabetes was positive. Their attitude was mainly influenced by the extent to which the system helped them better perform activities and self-manage their condition.
University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-06-22 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia |
| VirtualGym : A kinect-based system for seniors exercising at home University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-08-01 | Victor Fernandez-Cervantes, Noelannah Neubauer, Benjamin Hunter, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| WP6 Face to face meeting (in Winnipeg, Manitoba) University of Alberta, University of Toronto, University of Regina, Toronto Rehab Institute, The KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network, Bruyère Research Institute, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, Bruyere Research Institute, University of Waterloo | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-18 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Mark Chignell, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Babak Taati, Frank Rudzicz, Frank Knoefel, Zahra Moussavi, Sylvain Moreno, Andrea Wilkinson, Tiffany Tong, Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Victor Fernandez, Dillam Romero, Azin Asgarian, Ahmed Ashraf, Natasha Gallant, Erin Browne, Caroline Ethier, Christine Daum |
| AGE-WELL WP6 Lab MeetingA report on activities conducted during the patient oriented research summer institute was presented to the other members of the WP6. | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-05-27 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer |
| Meeting with international collaborators in Hong KongStroulia, Liu, and Nikolaidis are meeting with their collaborators on a project funded by the Worldwide Universities Network in Hong Kong December 18 - 20, 2017. Collaborators include Gangmin Ning (Zheijiang University), Raymond Tong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), and Arthur Mak (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). Activities will include: site visits to labs, research centres, and centres that serve older adults; seminars with faculty and graduate students; research presentations. University of Alberta, Zhejiang University | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-12-18 | Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu, Ioanis Nikolaidis, Gangmin Ning |
| Smart-Condo Walkthrough to Minister Moncef The visit lasted about 30 minutes.
The Minister was interested in understanding how the overall Smart-Condo idea might be used to increase job growth and better care for seniors in her riding.
University of Alberta | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-02-26 | Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| Information Event for AGE-WELL and Churchill (Rivera) Partner ShipA two day presentation/show casing of projects in WP 6 to residents and staff of Churchill retirement home in order to form a partnership to conduct studies related to older adults. | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-08-24 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah |
| Tour of Smart Condo with John Barlow, MP for Foothills, AlbertaMP Barlow is the Conservative Party of Canada Associate Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food. University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-11-17 | Eleni Stroulia, Christine Daum |
| Meeting with potential older adult co-researcher Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, and Christine Daum met with Ken Yu who was recruited to become an older adult co-researcher in specific projects within WP6.1@UAlberta and WP6.2. Ken agreed to join the team and will begin his involvement in projects in early January 2017. University of Alberta, University of Waterloo | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-11-30 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Christine Daum, "Ken Yu" |
| Recruitment event at the Cardiac Athletic Society of Edmonton for Vibrant Minds studyGave an overview of the study to the group and demonstrated the technology that will be implemented and tested in the study to recruit participants. University of Alberta | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-16 | Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Victor Fernandez, Elly Park |
| Engagement during computer serious games: A rapid literature review (presentation at CAG 2017)Objective: To conduct a rapid literature review to: 1) identify methods used to measure
engagement while individuals are performing computer serious game tasks, and 2) determine to
what extent these methods are used with older adults who have dementia.
Methods: A rapid literature review was conducted. Three search strings including search terms of
engagement, immersion, involvement, absorption, computer serious games, gamification,
scale, and questionnaire were used in a wide bibliographic database (Scopus). Studies were
included if they reported a way for measuring engagement during computer serious game tasks
and were published on or after the year 2000.
Results: Twenty nine studies were included from the 181 retrieved in the database. Study
participants included healthy adults (55%), students (21%), children (14%) and healthy older
adults (10%). Engagement was measured mainly through self reported questionnaires involving
sense of control, immersion, absorption, challenge, positive and negative affect in 98% of the
studies, whereas only 7% of the studies reported observation. Most of the measures of
engagement in computer serious games were supported by the Flow Theory (31%). Six papers
used self reported questionnaires along with interviews (21%), and 24% of the papers reported
other questionnaires that measured player’s motivation, concentration, anxiety, preferences and
experience with the game. Questionnaires used either 5 or 7point Likert scales.
Conclusion: Few studies have measured engagement during computer serious game with healthy
older adults, and no studies have measured engagement in older adults with dementia. Research is
needed to develop or adapt scales to be used with older adults with dementia.
Abstract for oral presentation at CAG submitted in April 2017. Presentation to be delivered at CAG on Oct 20, 2017.
University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-20 | Adriana Rios-Rincon, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia |
| The power of digital storytelling: Benefits and opportunities for people living with dementia (Poster presentation)Owens, H., Park, E., Kaufman, D., Liu, L., Beleno, R., Astell, A., & Simonian, N. (2017). The power of digital storytelling: Benefits and opportunities for people living with dementia. Poster presented at Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging Partners Forum and Science Day, October 31-November 2, 2017, Toronto, ON.
Simon Fraser University, University of Alberta, Independent, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-11-09 | Hollis Owens, Elly Park, David Kaufman, Lili Liu, Ron Beleno, Arlene Astell, Natalie Simonian |
| A rating scale for mental health mobile applications for older adultsAzad-Khaneghah, P., *Neubauer, N., Stroulia, E., & Liu, L. (2017). A rating scale for mental health mobile applications for older adults. Poster presented at AGE-WELL’s 3rd Annual Conference, October 17-19, 2017, Winnipeg, MB.
University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-18 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| A rating scale for mental health mobile applications for older adults (poster presentation at CAG 2017)Objective. There are numerous mental health mobile applications (apps) available to the public. People can download these apps from online app markets. Few mental health apps are designed to take into consideration age-related cognitive, perceptual and sensory changes. Currently, there are no scales to help users rate the quality of mental health apps. The objective of this study was to create a scale that clinicians, mental health community organizations and app developers can use to rate the quality of mental health apps for older adults. Methods. A 2 phase multi method design was used. In phase 1, representatives from different stake holders such as older adults, clinicians, and app developers, participated in two focus groups to identify items of the scale. The literature on technology usability was used to guide the focus groups. In phase 2, which is still in progress, the relevance and adequacy of the items of the scale were evaluated by a panel of experts using a Delphi survey method. Results. Subscales identified from the literature and focus groups are ease of use, usefulness, appearance, compatibility, and cost. Phase 2 of the study (relevance and adequacy of items) is still in progress. Implications. The scale can be used for clinical, research and App development purposes. It can help organizations and clinicians to identify appropriate health apps for older adults. Researchers can use the scale to better study apps in systematic reviews. App developers can use this scale to design health-apps that are useable by older adults.
This abstract was submitted in April 2017, accepted, and was presented at CAG on Oct 20, 2017. University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-20 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| Computer games for older adults: Findings of a usability study (Conference paper) University of Waterloo, University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-06-22 | Christine Daum, Adriana Rios-Rincon, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, "Danielle Pertschy", "Chelsea Altura", Victor Guana, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| Digital Storytelling and Dementia - Edmonton (poster presentation) University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-18 | Elly Park, Lili Liu |
| Digital storytelling and dementia – Edmonton*Park, E., Liu, L., Owens, H., Kaufman, D., Astell, A., & Beleno, R. (2017). Digital storytelling and dementia – Edmonton. Poster presented at AGE-WELL’s 3rd Annual Conference, October 17-19, 2017, Winnipeg, MB (presented by Liu) University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Independent | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-18 | Elly Park, Lili Liu, Hollis Owens, David Kaufman, Arlene Astell, Ron Beleno |
| Digital storytelling and dementia – EdmontonPark, E., Liu, L., Owens, H., Kaufman, D., Astell, A., & Beleno, R. (2017). Digital storytelling and dementia – Edmonton. Poster presented at CCNA on November 1, Toronto, ON (presented by Park). University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Independent | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-11-01 | Elly Park, Lili Liu, Hollis Owens, David Kaufman, Arlene Astell, Ron Beleno |
| Digital storytelling in persons with dementia: Expressions of personhood through legacy-making Liu, L., *Park, E., *Owens, H., Kaufman, D., Astell, A., & Beleno, R. (2017). Digital storytelling in persons with dementia: Expressions of personhood through legacy-making. Poster presented at Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging Partners Forum and Science Day, October 31-November 2, 2017, Toronto, ON. University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Independent | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-11-01 | Lili Liu, Elly Park, Hollis Owens, David Kaufman, Arlene Astell, Ron Beleno |
| Mobile Apps Quality Checklist (MAQC) University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-06-21 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, "Mary Roduta Roberts", Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| Persons with dementia use digital storytelling to enhance memory, connect socially, leave legacies.Liu, L., Owens, H., Park, E., Astell, A., Beleno, R., Pan, Y., …Kaufman, D. (2018, November).Persons with dementia use digital storytelling to enhance memory, connect socially, leave legacies. Poster to be presented at the Gerontology Society of America (GSA) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, November 14-18, 2018. University of Alberta, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Independent, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-08-13 | Lili Liu, Hollis Owens, Elly Park, Arlene Astell, Ron Beleno, Yuhan Pan, David Kaufman |
| Review of Mobile Applications for Older Adults with DepressionThis poster was presented at CAG 2015 conference in Calgary. University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-10-26 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Lili Liu |
| Face-to-face Digital Storytelling and Dementia Team Meeting University of Alberta, Simon Fraser University, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Independent, University of Waterloo | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-17 | Lili Liu, David Kaufman, Arlene Astell, Hollis Owens, Ron Beleno, Christine Daum |
| Face-to-face meeting between WP6.1, 6.2, 6.8, 5.1 to discuss current and future projectsDiscussion included next steps in the Ottawa WOW project as well as the Neurocatch project. Bruyère Research Institute, University of Alberta, Bruyere Research Institute, University of Waterloo | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-18 | Frank Knoefel, Lili Liu, Eleni Stroulia, Dillam Romero, Caroline Ethier, Christine Daum |
| Design guideline for mobile applications for mental health conditions in seniors University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-06-08 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer, Lili Liu |
| Ambient Activity Solutions for Maintaining Well-being and Function in People with Dementia (Technology demonstration)At 2017 AGE-WELL conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-17 | Andrea Wilkinson, Mark Chignell |
| A rating scale for mental health mobile applications for older adults: Item relevance and adequacy (Workshop at CAG 2017)Purpose and Objectives. There are numerous mental health mobile applications (apps) available to the public. People can download these apps from online app markets. Few mental health apps are designed to take into consideration age-related cognitive, perceptual and sensory changes. Currently, there are no scales to help users rate the quality of mental health apps. In phase 1 of this study we worked with clinicians, caregivers, older adults, and app developers to create a scale that clinicians can use to rate the quality of mental health apps for older adults. In this workshop, we will present the draft version of the developed scale and invite participants to provide feedback on the relevance and adequacy of the scale items. The workshop will contribute to phase 2 of the study, which is still in progress. Format. Participants will use a sample mental health app that is available on consumer app markets (iTunes or Google Play) and use the developed scale to rate the quality of the app. The trial will be followed by a focus group style discussion on the relevance and adequacy of the scale items. Suggestions from workshop participants will be used to improve the scale. Implication. The scale can be used for clinical, research and App development purposes. It can help organizations and clinicians to identify appropriate health apps for older adults. Researchers can use the scale to better classify apps in systematic reviews. App developers can use this scale to design health-apps that are useable by older adults.
This abstract was submitted April 2017, accepted, and the workshop was delivered at CAG on Oct 21, 2017. University of Alberta | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-21 | Peyman Azad-Khaneghah, Noelannah Neubauer, Eleni Stroulia, Lili Liu |
| Smart home technology for dementia (Workshop)Knoefel, F., Liu, L., & Bier, N. (2017). Smart home technology for dementia. Workshop presented (twice) at the 9th Canadian Dementia Conference, November 2-4, 2017, Toronto, ON. Bruyère Research Institute, University of Alberta, Université de Montréal | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-11-04 | Frank Knoefel, Lili Liu, Nathalie Bier |
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