%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-7605
%I JMIR Publications
%V 3
%N 2
%P e19852
%T Smartphone-Based Experience Sampling in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Feasibility and Usability Study
%A Bartels,Sara Laureen
%A van Knippenberg,Rosalia J M
%A Malinowsky,Camilla
%A Verhey,Frans R J
%A de Vugt,Marjolein E
%+ Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Centre Limburg, Maastricht University, Dr. Tanslaan 12, Nivo 4, Maastricht, 6229 ET, Netherlands, 31 387 41 75, sara.bartels@maastrichtuniversity.nl
%K experience sampling method
%K mild cognitive impairment
%K cognition
%K feasibility
%K smartphones
%D 2020
%7 16.10.2020
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Aging
%G English
%X Background: Daily functioning of people with cognitive disorders such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is usually depicted by retrospective questionnaires, which can be memory-biased and neglect fluctuations over time or contexts. Objective: This study examines the feasibility and usability of applying the experience sampling method (ESM) in people with MCI to provide a detailed and dynamic picture of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive patterns in everyday life. Methods: For 6 consecutive days, 21 people with MCI used an ESM app on their smartphones. At 8 semi-random timepoints per day, participants filled in momentary questionnaires on mood, activities, social context, and subjective cognitive complaints. Feasibility was determined through self-reports and observable human-technology interactions. Usability was demonstrated on an individual and group level. Results: Of the 21 participants, 3 dropped out due to forgetting to carry their smartphones or forgetting the study instructions. In the remaining 18 individuals, the compliance rate was high, at 78.7%. Participants reported that momentary questions reflected their daily experiences well. Of the 18 participants, 13 (72%) experienced the increase in awareness of their own memory functions as pleasant or neutral. Conclusions: Support was found for the general feasibility of smartphone-based experience sampling in people with MCI. However, many older adults with MCI are currently not in possession of smartphones, and study adherence seems challenging for a minority of individuals. Momentary data can increase the insights into daily patterns and may guide the person-tailored development of self-management strategies in clinical settings. 
%M 33064084
%R 10.2196/19852
%U http://aging.jmir.org/2020/2/e19852/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/19852
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33064084