Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology

This paper reports on the development of a mindful interdisciplinary design methodology in the context of the MinD project research into designing for and with people with dementia, which takes the particular focus on supporting the subjective well-being and self-empowerment of people with early to...

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Main Authors: Niedderer, Kristina, Tournier, Isabelle, Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria, Craven, Michael P., Gosling, Julia A., Garde, J, Salter, Ben, Bosse, Mochaelle, Griffoen, Ingeborg
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author Niedderer, Kristina
Tournier, Isabelle
Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria
Craven, Michael P.
Gosling, Julia A.
Garde, J
Salter, Ben
Bosse, Mochaelle
Griffoen, Ingeborg
author_facet Niedderer, Kristina
Tournier, Isabelle
Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria
Craven, Michael P.
Gosling, Julia A.
Garde, J
Salter, Ben
Bosse, Mochaelle
Griffoen, Ingeborg
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description This paper reports on the development of a mindful interdisciplinary design methodology in the context of the MinD project research into designing for and with people with dementia, which takes the particular focus on supporting the subjective well-being and self-empowerment of people with early to mid stage dementia in social context. Existing research is for the most part focussed on functional support and safe-keeping from the perspective of the carer. References to decision-making and empowerment are predominantly related to action planning for dementia care or advance care planning. References to care and social interaction show that caregivers tend to take a deficit-oriented perspective, and occupation of people with dementia is often associated with doing 'something' with little focus on the meaningfulness of the activity. Furthermore, caregivers and people with dementia tend to differ in their perspectives, e.g. on assistive devices, which might offer support. The MinD project, has therefore developed an interdisciplinary co-design methodology in which the voices to people with dementia contribute to better understanding and developing mindful design solutions that support people with dementia with regard to their the subjective well-being and self-empowerment a well as meaningful and equitable social engagement. This paper discussed the design methodological framework and methods developed for the data collection and design development phases of the project, and their rationale. It thus makes a contribution to interdisciplinary methodologies in the area of design for health.
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spelling nottingham-484762020-05-04T19:15:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48476/ Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology Niedderer, Kristina Tournier, Isabelle Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria Craven, Michael P. Gosling, Julia A. Garde, J Salter, Ben Bosse, Mochaelle Griffoen, Ingeborg This paper reports on the development of a mindful interdisciplinary design methodology in the context of the MinD project research into designing for and with people with dementia, which takes the particular focus on supporting the subjective well-being and self-empowerment of people with early to mid stage dementia in social context. Existing research is for the most part focussed on functional support and safe-keeping from the perspective of the carer. References to decision-making and empowerment are predominantly related to action planning for dementia care or advance care planning. References to care and social interaction show that caregivers tend to take a deficit-oriented perspective, and occupation of people with dementia is often associated with doing 'something' with little focus on the meaningfulness of the activity. Furthermore, caregivers and people with dementia tend to differ in their perspectives, e.g. on assistive devices, which might offer support. The MinD project, has therefore developed an interdisciplinary co-design methodology in which the voices to people with dementia contribute to better understanding and developing mindful design solutions that support people with dementia with regard to their the subjective well-being and self-empowerment a well as meaningful and equitable social engagement. This paper discussed the design methodological framework and methods developed for the data collection and design development phases of the project, and their rationale. It thus makes a contribution to interdisciplinary methodologies in the area of design for health. 2017-11-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Niedderer, Kristina, Tournier, Isabelle, Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria, Craven, Michael P., Gosling, Julia A., Garde, J, Salter, Ben, Bosse, Mochaelle and Griffoen, Ingeborg (2017) Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology. In: Seventh International Conference of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), 1-3 November 2017, Cincinnati, USA. mindfulness mindful design co-design methodology public and patient involvement (PPI) interdisciplinary https://scholar.uc.edu/concern/documents/db78tc00b?locale=en
spellingShingle mindfulness
mindful design
co-design
methodology
public and patient involvement (PPI)
interdisciplinary
Niedderer, Kristina
Tournier, Isabelle
Coleston-Shields, Donna Maria
Craven, Michael P.
Gosling, Julia A.
Garde, J
Salter, Ben
Bosse, Mochaelle
Griffoen, Ingeborg
Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
title Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
title_full Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
title_fullStr Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
title_full_unstemmed Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
title_short Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
title_sort designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology
topic mindfulness
mindful design
co-design
methodology
public and patient involvement (PPI)
interdisciplinary
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48476/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48476/