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Leveraging everyday technology for people living with dementia
— a case study | | Author(s) | A J Astell, B Malone, G Williams |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol 8, no 4, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 164-176 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jat.htm |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Assistive technology ; Learning capacity ; Person-centred care ; Quality of life ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to present the self-described journey of an individual with dementia named Brian. The paper looked at his re-learning of old technologies, his learning of new ones and the impact this had on his life. This was a single case study detailing the participant's experiences collaborating with a researcher to co-create methods of facilitating this learning process, which he documented in the form of an online blog and diary entries. These were analysed using Nvivo software to reveal key themes. Study findings showed that Brian was able to relearn previously used technologies and learn two new ones. This led to an overarching theme of positive outlook on life supported by person-centredness, identity and technology, which challenged negative perceptions about dementia. This paper provides an example of how learning and technology improved the life of one person with dementia. By sharing the approach the authors hope to encourage others to embrace the challenge of designing and developing innovative solutions for people with a dementia diagnosis by leveraging both current mainstream technology and creating novel bespoke interventions for dementia. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619257 A |
| Classmark | EA: M: DE: PAA: F:59: 69P |
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