Multimedia Biographies: A Reminiscence and Social Stimulus Tool for Persons with Cognitive Impairment

Smith, Karen Louise; Crete‐Nishihata, Masashi; Damianakis, Thecla; Baecker, Ronald M.; Marziali, Elsa

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“…Smith, Crete-Nishihata, Damianakis, Baecker, and Marziali (2009) recommend basing decisions of whether to include images or videos of relatives who had passed away on the wishes of participants and their families as well as their reactions to that type of media.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology for Reminiscence Therapy

2014

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As the segment of the population 65 years of age or older continues to grow, the number of individuals with dementia increases proportionally, highlighting the need to design therapies that meet the social and emotional needs of people with dementia. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are potential venues for supporting the delivery of such therapies, including reminiscence therapy (RT), which is a non-pharmacological intervention involving the prompting of past memories, often with artifacts such as old photographs or music for therapeutic benefits such as the facilitation of social interactions or the increase of self-esteem. This paper systematically examines the scientific literature on the use of ICT for facilitating RT to assess the current state of the evidence and identify future trends. We searched the PubMed (1966–2013), ACM (1954–2013), and PsycINFO (1908–2013) repositories using the keywords dementia and reminiscence. Three hundred eighty-six articles were retrieved, 44 of which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings of the systematic review include that there are benefits to using ICT for RT interventions. Some of these benefits are access to rich and engaging multimedia reminiscence materials, opportunities for people with dementia to participate in social interactions and take ownership of conversations, and a reduction of barriers due to motor deficits during interactions with media. Future studies should explore the types and content of media beneficial to individuals at different stages of dementia.

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A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology for Reminiscence Therapy

2014

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“…This research builds on and contributes to the growing literature on social practices of photo sharing [24,6,10] as well as techniques that support reminiscence for older adults [15,22,40,44]. In particular, this case study documents improvement in social interaction by the older adult.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Kuwahara et al [22] enable remote photo-and video-sharing involving individuals with dementia and their therapists. As part of this literature, there is work on multimedia biographies to support communication and reminiscence between individuals with memory loss and their families [40]. Similarly, Webster [44] and colleagues designed Portrait to serve as a communication bridge between people with dementia and their caregivers.…”

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Audio-enhanced paper photos

Piper

Weibel

Hollan

2013

Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work

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Photographs are powerful and pervasive media that facilitate communication and support reminiscence. Adding audio narrations to traditional paper photographs combines the familiarity of paper photos with the nuanced richness of voice. We enable creation of and interaction with audio-enhanced paper photographs through custom software deployed on a digital pen. This paper reports on use of a paper-digital photo album by an older adult (Ethel, age 105), her extended family, and nursing staff over a five-month field deployment. The interactive photo album was found to be easy to use and accessible, effectively engaged Ethel's and family members' interest, and provided a focal point for communication and social interaction. Family and caregivers report improvements in Ethel's social interaction. We discuss the properties of our audioenhanced paper approach that make it a promising medium for engaging older adults and distill general design considerations for paper-digital photo albums.

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“…These range from life-story books, memory boxes for reminiscence, and various cognitive prostheses [Alm et al 2004[Alm et al , 2007Baecker et al 2006;Crete-Nishihata et al 2012;Damianakis et al 2009;Lindley 2012;Müller et al 2012;Smith et al 2009;Wallace et al 2012]. These range from life-story books, memory boxes for reminiscence, and various cognitive prostheses [Alm et al 2004[Alm et al , 2007Baecker et al 2006;Crete-Nishihata et al 2012;Damianakis et al 2009;Lindley 2012;Müller et al 2012;Smith et al 2009;Wallace et al 2012].…”

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Technology for Supporting Care Staff in Residential Homes

Webster

Hanson

2014

ACM Trans. Access. Comput.

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Care staff, those who attend to the day-to-day needs of people in residential facilities, represent an important segment of the health-care provision of those entrusted to their care. The potential use of technology by care staff has not been a focus of researcher attention. The work reported here provides initial steps in addressing that gap, considering both the design requirements for this population and presentation of early work on a software system for use by care staff. We describe the development of a software tool for use by care staff, called Portrait, and report two studies related to factors affecting technology use by this population. The results of this research are promising, with Portrait being very positively received by care managers and care staff. Use of this software in a care home for over a month indicated continued use, with care staff returning to the system throughout the test period. The contributions of this research are the identification of factors important in working with a care staff population, the introduction and evaluation of a novel software tool for care staff in residential homes, and the highlighting of potential benefits of technology in assisting care staff. ACM Reference Format:Webster, G. and Hanson, V. L. 2014. Technology for supporting care staff in residential homes. ACM Trans.

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Multimedia Biographies: A Reminiscence and Social Stimulus Tool for Persons with Cognitive Impairment

Cited by 46 publications

References 13 publications

A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology for Reminiscence Therapy

A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology for Reminiscence Therapy

Audio-enhanced paper photos

Technology for Supporting Care Staff in Residential Homes

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