A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology
This paper presents a systematic review which explores the nature of assistive technologies currently being designed, developed and evaluated for dementia sufferers and their carers. A search through four large databases, followed by filtering by relevance, led to the identification and subsequent r...
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| author | Evans, Joanna Brown, Michael Coughlan, Tim Lawson, Glyn Craven, Michael P. |
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| description | This paper presents a systematic review which explores the nature of assistive technologies currently being designed, developed and evaluated for dementia sufferers and their carers. A search through four large databases, followed by filtering by relevance, led to the identification and subsequent review of papers. Our review revealed that the majority of research in this area focuses on the support of day-to-day living activities, safety monitoring, memory aids and preventing social isolation. We conclude that the majority of AT currently available support day-to-day living activities, safety monitoring and assisting healthcare. However these devices merely address the ‘ease of living’ rather than focusing on ‘quality of life’. Although there are some devices which address social symptoms of Dementia, few address behavioural issues such as aggression and virtually none are available to support recreational activities. After discussing the implications of these findings, we finally reflect on general design issues for assistive technologies in this domain that became apparent during the review. |
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| spelling | nottingham-317492020-05-04T17:12:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31749/ A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology Evans, Joanna Brown, Michael Coughlan, Tim Lawson, Glyn Craven, Michael P. This paper presents a systematic review which explores the nature of assistive technologies currently being designed, developed and evaluated for dementia sufferers and their carers. A search through four large databases, followed by filtering by relevance, led to the identification and subsequent review of papers. Our review revealed that the majority of research in this area focuses on the support of day-to-day living activities, safety monitoring, memory aids and preventing social isolation. We conclude that the majority of AT currently available support day-to-day living activities, safety monitoring and assisting healthcare. However these devices merely address the ‘ease of living’ rather than focusing on ‘quality of life’. Although there are some devices which address social symptoms of Dementia, few address behavioural issues such as aggression and virtually none are available to support recreational activities. After discussing the implications of these findings, we finally reflect on general design issues for assistive technologies in this domain that became apparent during the review. Springer Verlag 2015-07-21 Article PeerReviewed Evans, Joanna, Brown, Michael, Coughlan, Tim, Lawson, Glyn and Craven, Michael P. (2015) A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 9170 . pp. 406-417. ISSN 0302-9743 Human centered design User centered design Adaptive and personalized interfaces Interaction design New technology and its usefulness Dementia Alzheimer’s Assistive technology http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-20916-6_38 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20916-6_38 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-20916-6_38 |
| spellingShingle | Human centered design User centered design Adaptive and personalized interfaces Interaction design New technology and its usefulness Dementia Alzheimer’s Assistive technology Evans, Joanna Brown, Michael Coughlan, Tim Lawson, Glyn Craven, Michael P. A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| title | A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| title_full | A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| title_short | A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| title_sort | systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology |
| topic | Human centered design User centered design Adaptive and personalized interfaces Interaction design New technology and its usefulness Dementia Alzheimer’s Assistive technology |
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