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Electronic memory aids for community-dwelling older persons
— attitudes, preferences and potential utilization | | Author(s) | Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Michael A Creedon, Thomas B Malone |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 24, no 1, February 2005 |
| Pages | pp 3-20 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Memory disorders ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Assistive technology ; Information technology ; Attitude ; Usage [services] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Memory difficulties, especially short-term ones (e.g. forgetting the reason for going into another room) and delayed-intention memory problems (e.g. forgetting to buy certain items of shopping) are very common in older people. Quantitative data from 100 older volunteers indicates that more than half were interested in having an electronic memory device for at least one purpose. Those who said they would use the device had higher levels of education, used more household electronic gadgets, were more likely to have someone available to help them use a device, and had more health problems than those who preferred not to use one. Most would use a memory aid to remember medications and remember appointments, followed by remembering addresses and telephone numbers. The expected use, design, preferred methods of instruction, and concerns about the device varied. Study results suggest the need to develop devices with different degrees of flexibility and complexity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050211208 A |
| Classmark | EH: DB: M: UVB: DP: QLD: 3F: 7T |
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