Assistive technology for dementiadoi:10.1108/JAT-10-2014-0022Orpwood, RogerJournal of Assistive Technologies
“GG Care's technology can reduce the time expended by informal carers and lower the cost from an insurer's perspective while containing dementia's societal costs.” Bernhard Michalowsky Post-doctoral researcher at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) ...
Assistive technology (AT) for people with dementia is in general used to improve the quality of life and prolong independent living in the community as long as possible by (a) compensating for memory impairment and disorientation, (b) helping to ensure safety which is oriented to protecting ...
Findings – Much has already been achieved in using technology to aid people with memory and related problems. However, statistical evidence for the effectiveness of safer walking and monitoring devices in dementia care is still lacking. Careful considerations such as "treat the client as you would...
The evaluation of a decision support system integrating assistive technology for people with dementia at home doi:10.3389/frdem.2024.1400624Frontiers in DementiaNap, Henk HermanStolwijk, Nathalie E.Askari, Sima IpakchianLukkien, Dirk R. M.Hofstede, Bob M.Morresi, NicoleCasacci...
Electronic assistive technologies are continuously developed to help people with dementia to live independently for longer and to support their non professional carers. Aims: To describe and determine the impact of electronic assistive technology interventions on the self care of people with dementia and...
Types of assistive technology For this review, studies that evaluate AT use in dementia involving carers were included. AT was defined as ‘any advanced electronic equipment, which can be used to enhance support and care, act as a prompt for intervention by carers, monitor welfare and assist in...
期刊名称:《Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology.》|2024年第4期 关键词: assistive devices; floor lift; NASA-TLX; Patient transfer; perceptions; usability; workload; 2.Bridging gaps in the design and implementation of socially assistive technologies for dementia care: the role of occupat...
Although this is nothing new to the field of clinical technology, the use of wearable devices is recently becoming anemerging niche. For one, there are smartwatches that translate digital messages such as SMS and email into braille. Wearable devices could also be used to remotely activate applian...
Assistive technology provision is dominated by 'telecare' provided by local authorities, with services being subject to major variations in pricing and information provision; few currently used available resources for assistive technology in dementia. We argue that greater attention should be paid to ...