Exploring the Potential of Wearables to Support Employment for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Dibia, Victor; Trewin, Shari; Ashoori, Maryam; Erickson, Thomas

doi:10.1145/2700648.2811390

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“…Establishing structure and routine is important [35] and can be supported by calendars, lists, diaries and keeping such items in a consistent location. Using smart devices to provide timely reminders of meetings, tasks and deadlines can help [36]. The introduction of disability leave, working from home, flexible working or redeployment to a new role has also been suggested [21].…”

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Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review

Thomson

Stanyon

Dening

et al. 2018

Occupational Medicine

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Background:The experience of developing dementia while in employment has been explored from the point of view of the employee, but less is known about the perspectives, experiences and needs of employers.Aims: To review systematically literature about the management of employees who develop dementia whilst in employment.Methods: Databases searched included MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, BNI, ABI Inform, ISI Web of Science, Open Grey and dementia journals database; 44 documents were identified for inclusion in the review: 22 journal papers, one PhD thesis and 21 articles, reports and webpages from the grey literature. As all documents were qualitative in nature a thematic synthesis of their content was undertaken.Results: Three main themes and ten sub-themes were identified. The main themes concerned early presentation and identification in the workplace; reasonable adjustments for people with working age dementia; and the provision of information to raise awareness and facilitate informed choice. The evidence suggested that there is a lack of awareness about working age dementia and that this may impact negatively on employees. Guidance for employers offered suggestions for good practice.Conclusions: Guidance for employers is increasingly available although it rarely refers to the evidence base. There is a need for future studies that explore the effectiveness of guidance and training initiatives for employers. Examples of good practice where employees with dementia have been well supported in the workplace and who have been able to leave the workforce with dignity, would be helpful.

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Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review

Thomson

Stanyon

Dening

et al. 2018

Occupational Medicine

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“…The screen reader solution for mobile devices allows people with visual impairment to read contents. The most common screen readers are VoiceOver for iOS devices and TalkBack for Android devices [8]. Screen readers respond to user interactions involving several gestures such as tapping and swiping with one or more fingers.…”

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Towards an electronic device to facilitate navigation in smartphones to people with motor and visual impairment

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In this paper, we analyze the physical characteristics of a user with both visual and motor impairment, as well as the user’s context of smartphone use. In order to facilitate navigation using gestures that are easy to do by users with motor and visual impairment, we designed two hardware solutions as physical switches: a case mounted on the phone, and an electronic bracelet. We present the low fidelity prototype of both devices, the proposed user gestures, and their advantages and disadvantages.

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“…For people with disabilities, various smartwatch applications have been explored. Some examples include applications to inform people who are hard-of-hearing about environmental sounds [89], to help people with mild cognitive impairments overcome challenges related to employment [30], to help people with ADHD overcome stress and anxiety and maintain focus via intervention techniques [29], to track the safety of people with complex communication needs [134], to support daily activities for the elderly [75] or activities for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that require emotional and behavioral skills [147] and also as a fall detection system [13]. Smartwatch applications are also commonly used for tracking and monitoring purposes like monitoring the physical health of people with dementia [14], monitoring patients in intensive care and alerting the doctors [130], monitoring symptoms of [122] and also adherence to speech and voice exercises [32] for people with Parkinson's disease.…”

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Designing and implementing accessible wearable interactions for people with motor impairments

Malu

2018

SIGACCESS Access. Comput.

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Emerging wearable technologies like head-mounted displays (e.g., Google Glass) and wrist-worn devices (e.g., Fitbit, Apple Watch 2.0) are always available, have the potential to provide quick access to information and offer relatively hands-free interaction compared to smartphones. Additionally, they can collect continuous health and fitness-related information of their wearer. For people with disabilities, these technologies may also offer possibilities of independent use. However, people with upper body motor impairments may not be able to gain from the potential benefits that these wearables can offer. For example, challenges related to performing multi-touch gestures and text entry, may magnify as the interaction space of some wearables gets even smaller. In my dissertation, I explore the potential impacts and assess the accessibility of existing mainstream wearable technologies, including head-mounted displays, smartwatches, and fitness trackers. Consequently, I implement and evaluate accessible wearable interactions for people with motor impairments for these wearables, specifically head-mounted displays and smartwatches.

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Exploring the Potential of Wearables to Support Employment for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Cited by 23 publications

References 5 publications

Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review

Managing employees with dementia: a systematic review

Towards an electronic device to facilitate navigation in smartphones to people with motor and visual impairment

Designing and implementing accessible wearable interactions for people with motor impairments

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