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| The puzzle of TVs and remote controls | | Author(s) | Nina Evans, Bruce Carey-Smith, David Emmett |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 20, no 6, November/December 2012 |
| Publisher | Hawker Publications, November/December 2012 |
| Pages | pp 24-26 |
| Source | http://www.careinfo.org/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Television [media] ; Assistive technology ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Four members of staff at the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering at the Royal United Hospital Bath collaborated with the Alzheimer's Society to find out how older people with dementia watch television, the extent of ease of use of a TV remote control, and whether there are other ways of delivering TV services to people with dementia. A questionnaire sent out with a local Alzheimer's Society newsletter yielded only 99 responses (2%). That only 8 had tried using an "easy to use" remote was indicative of problems of finding out what is available (the Ricability website is recommended). Despite the low response, the questionnaire confirmed that watching television independently is of significant importance and difficulty for people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130308215 A |
| Classmark | EA: UKL: M: 3F |
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