Suarez-Gonzalez, A;
Ocal, D;
Pavisic, I;
Peacock, A;
Naessens, M;
Ahmed, S;
Butler, CR;
... Crutch, SJ; + view all
(2019)
ReadClear: An Assistive Reading Tool for People Living with Posterior Cortical Atrophy.
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
10.3233/JAD-190335.
(In press).
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Progressive reading impairment is an early and debilitating symptom of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) arising from the progressive deterioration of visual processing skills. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to test the effectiveness of a purpose-built reading app (ReadClear) co-produced with people living with PCA and designed to reduce the reading difficulties experienced by this population (e.g., getting lost in the page and missing words when reading). METHODS: Twenty subjects with PCA were included in a cross-over design home-based study aimed at determining whether ReadClear could 1) enhance the subjective reading experience (reading pleasantness) and 2) improve reading accuracy (reducing the number of reading errors) compared with a sham condition (a standard e-reader). RESULTS: Reading using ReadClear provided a better subjective reading experience than sham (p = 0.018, d = 0.5) and significantly reduced the percentage of reading errors (p < 0.0001, r = 0.82), particularly errors due to omissions (p = 0.01, r = 0.50), repeated words (p = 0.002, r = 0.69), and regressions in the text (p = 0.003, r = 0.69). We found that different kinds of reading errors were related to specific neuropsychological profiles. CONCLUSION: ReadClear can assist reading in people living with PCA by reducing the number of reading errors and improving the subjective reading experience of users.
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