Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing
BackgroundMeasuring function with passive in-home sensors has the advantages of real-world, objective, continuous, and unobtrusive measurement. However, previous studies have focused on 1-person homes only, which limits their generalizability. ObjectiveThis study...
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| author | Marijn Muurling Wan-Tai M Au-Yeung Zachary Beattie Chao-Yi Wu Hiroko Dodge Nathaniel K Rodrigues Sarah Gothard Lisa C Silbert Lisa L Barnes Joel S Steele Jeffrey Kaye |
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BackgroundMeasuring function with passive in-home sensors has the advantages of real-world, objective, continuous, and unobtrusive measurement. However, previous studies have focused on 1-person homes only, which limits their generalizability.
ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the life space activity patterns of participants living alone with those of participants living as a couple and to compare people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with cognitively normal participants in both 1- and 2-person homes.
MethodsPassive infrared motion sensors and door contact sensors were installed in 1- and 2-person homes with cognitively normal residents or residents with MCI. A home was classified as an MCI home if at least 1 person in the home had MCI. Time out of home (TOOH), independent life space activity (ILSA), and use of the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom were calculated. Data were analyzed using the following methods: (1) daily averages over 4 weeks, (2) hourly averages (time of day) over 4 weeks, or (3) longitudinal day-to-day changes.
ResultsIn total, 129 homes with people living alone (n=27, 20.9%, MCI and n=102, 79.1%, no-MCI homes) and 52 homes with people living as a couple (n=24, 46.2%, MCI and n=28, 53.8%, no-MCI homes) were included with a mean follow-up of 719 (SD 308) days. Using all 3 analysis methods, we found that 2-person homes showed a shorter TOOH, a longer ILSA, and shorter living room and kitchen use. In MCI homes, ILSA was higher in 2-person homes but lower in 1-person homes. The effects of MCI status on other outcomes were only found when using the hourly averages or longitudinal day-to-day changes over time, and they depended on the household type (alone vs residing as a couple).
ConclusionsThis study shows that in-home behavior is different when a participant is living alone compared to when they are living as a couple, meaning that the household type should be considered when studying in-home behavior. The effects of MCI status can be detected with in-home sensors, even in 2-person homes, but data should be analyzed on an hour-to-hour basis or longitudinally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6917ea57e594462ab91eed430557a3b2023-10-11T13:16:21ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Aging2561-76052023-10-016e4587610.2196/45876Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity SensingMarijn Muurlinghttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-4602Wan-Tai M Au-Yeunghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0198-4630Zachary Beattiehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4844-7122Chao-Yi Wuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2187-6509Hiroko Dodgehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-8307Nathaniel K Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-8790-1931Sarah Gothardhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-6799-2688Lisa C Silberthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4525-0068Lisa L Barneshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-9817Joel S Steelehttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-4127-5664Jeffrey Kayehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-3478 BackgroundMeasuring function with passive in-home sensors has the advantages of real-world, objective, continuous, and unobtrusive measurement. However, previous studies have focused on 1-person homes only, which limits their generalizability. ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the life space activity patterns of participants living alone with those of participants living as a couple and to compare people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with cognitively normal participants in both 1- and 2-person homes. MethodsPassive infrared motion sensors and door contact sensors were installed in 1- and 2-person homes with cognitively normal residents or residents with MCI. A home was classified as an MCI home if at least 1 person in the home had MCI. Time out of home (TOOH), independent life space activity (ILSA), and use of the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom were calculated. Data were analyzed using the following methods: (1) daily averages over 4 weeks, (2) hourly averages (time of day) over 4 weeks, or (3) longitudinal day-to-day changes. ResultsIn total, 129 homes with people living alone (n=27, 20.9%, MCI and n=102, 79.1%, no-MCI homes) and 52 homes with people living as a couple (n=24, 46.2%, MCI and n=28, 53.8%, no-MCI homes) were included with a mean follow-up of 719 (SD 308) days. Using all 3 analysis methods, we found that 2-person homes showed a shorter TOOH, a longer ILSA, and shorter living room and kitchen use. In MCI homes, ILSA was higher in 2-person homes but lower in 1-person homes. The effects of MCI status on other outcomes were only found when using the hourly averages or longitudinal day-to-day changes over time, and they depended on the household type (alone vs residing as a couple). ConclusionsThis study shows that in-home behavior is different when a participant is living alone compared to when they are living as a couple, meaning that the household type should be considered when studying in-home behavior. The effects of MCI status can be detected with in-home sensors, even in 2-person homes, but data should be analyzed on an hour-to-hour basis or longitudinally.https://aging.jmir.org/2023/1/e45876 |
| spellingShingle | Marijn Muurling Wan-Tai M Au-Yeung Zachary Beattie Chao-Yi Wu Hiroko Dodge Nathaniel K Rodrigues Sarah Gothard Lisa C Silbert Lisa L Barnes Joel S Steele Jeffrey Kaye Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing JMIR Aging |
| title | Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing |
| title_full | Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing |
| title_fullStr | Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing |
| title_short | Differences in Life Space Activity Patterns Between Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment Living Alone or as a Couple: Cohort Study Using Passive Activity Sensing |
| title_sort | differences in life space activity patterns between older adults with mild cognitive impairment living alone or as a couple cohort study using passive activity sensing |
| url | https://aging.jmir.org/2023/1/e45876 |
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