Relationship Between Cognitive Functions and Decision-Making Capacity in Older Institutionalized Patients with Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study.

Background: Decision-making capacity for patients with psychiatric disorders is an important and controversial issue in clinical care settings. The aim of this study was to (1) evaluate the level of decision-making capacity of older institutionalized patients suffering from schizophrenia and (2) determine whether their diminished capacity is associated with specific aspects of cognitive impairment.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, we recruited 48 older institutionalized patients (mean age ± standard deviation: 60.

Non-Contact Thermo-Visual Augmentation by IR-RGB Projection.

This paper presents an approach for non-contact haptic augmentation with spatial augmented reality (SAR). We construct a thermo-visual projection system by combining a standard RGB projector and a fabricated infrared (IR) projector. The primary contribution of this paper is that we conduct thorough psychophysical experiments to investigate a design guideline for spatiotemporal projection patterns for both RGB and IR projectors to render a warm object with high presence.