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Issue title: Technology in Dementia Care
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Orpwood, R.a; * | Sixsmith, A.b | Torrington, J.c | Chadd, J.a | Gibson, G.b | Chalfont, G.c
Affiliations: [a] University of Bath, Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Bath, UK | [b] University of Liverpool, Division of Primary Care, Liverpool, UK | [c] University of Sheffield, Department of Architecture, Sheffield, UK | P.O. Box 7167 Majorstua, 0307 Oslo, Norway
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Prof. R. Orpwood, Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, c/o Wolfson Centre, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG, UK. Tel.: +44 (0)1225 824103; Fax: +44 (0)1225 824111; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Much assistive technology for people with dementia is primarily designed to support security and safety. This paper describes design work carried out for a project called INDEPENDENT which specifically aimed at designing technology to support quality of life. The project involved academic engineers, social scientists and architects, together with representatives of user groups and a manufacturer. The design work was based on a comprehensive user survey in which people with dementia themselves highlighted the factors which affected their quality of life. This data was analysed through a series of multi-disciplinary workshops involving the whole project consortium. The workshops consolidated the data into a wish-list of 11 areas crucial to quality of life that could then be addressed by new designs. Of the total of 69 designs that were considered, 4 were selected for initial design work within the project; a simple music player, a window-on-the-world device for streaming remote images into people's homes and between homes, a conversation prompter, and a device to support sequences of activities. The paper describes progress with these devices, highlighting the iterative and user-led design methodology used.
Keywords: Assistive technology, dementia, quality of life, design methodology
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2007-192-307
Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 19, no. 2-3, pp. 103-112, 2007
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