Reminiscence Map - Insights to Design for People with Dementia from a Tangible Prototype

Huldtgren, Alina; Vormann, Anja; Geiger, Christian

doi:10.5220/0005442702330242

“…A similar settingusing physical albums and digital pens -was tested in [13] with positive results in terms of engagement and social interactions. The "Reminiscence Map" [7] is another example of a digital-physical interface but with a focus on stimulating memories around places. These are great examples of how familiar interfaces can facilitate usage by older adults.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stimulating Conversations in Residential Care Through Technology-Mediated Reminiscence

Ibarra

¹

,

Báez

²

,

Fiore

³

et al. 2017

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2017

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In this paper we describe the design of a reminiscence-based social interaction tool, namely Collegamenti, that aims at stimulating conversations and a sense of mutual awareness in residential care. Unlike previous work, Collegamenti focuses on stimulating the different types of relationships that are relevant to the quality of life in residential care: interactions with primary family caregivers, contacts with the larger family, friendships with peer residents and interactions with the nursing home staff. We explore the needs and challenges of this scenario in terms of social interactions but also in terms of how to make the technology sustainable and well integrated with care practices and initiatives, and report on the findings from the qualitative studies and concept validation.

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“…Therapies such as reminiscence, that stimulate memories of the patient's past, have well documented benefits on social, mental and emotional well-being [22] [9], making them a very desirable practice, especially for older adults. Reminiscence therapy in particular involves the discussion of events and past experiences using tangible prompts such as pictures or music to evoke memories and stimulate conversation [28].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automatic Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia

Carós

¹

,

Garolera

²

,

Radeva

³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval

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With people living longer than ever, the number of cases with dementia such as Alzheimer's disease increases steadily. It affects more than 46 million people worldwide, and it is estimated that in 2050 more than 100 million will be affected. While there are not effective treatments for these terminal diseases, therapies such as reminiscence, that stimulate memories from the past are recommended. Currently, reminiscence therapy takes place in care homes and is guided by a therapist or a carer. In this work, we present an AI-based solution to automatize the reminiscence therapy, which consists in a dialogue system that uses photos as input to generate questions. We run a usability case study with patients diagnosed of mild cognitive impairment that shows they found the system very entertaining and challenging. Overall, this paper presents how reminiscence therapy can be automatized by using machine learning, and deployed to smartphones and laptops, making the therapy more accessible to every person affected by dementia.

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“…Therapies such as reminiscence, that stimulate memories of the patient's past, have well documented benefits on social, mental and emotional well-being [22] [9], making them a very desirable practice, especially for older adults. Reminiscence therapy in particular involves the discussion of events and past experiences using tangible prompts such as pictures or music to evoke memories and stimulate conversation [28].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automatic Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia

Carós¹,

Garolera²,

Radeva³

et al. 2019

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With people living longer than ever, the number of cases with dementia such as Alzheimer's disease increases steadily. It affects more than 46 million people worldwide, and it is estimated that in 2050 more than 100 million will be affected. While there are not effective treatments for these terminal diseases, therapies such as reminiscence, that stimulate memories from the past are recommended. Currently, reminiscence therapy takes place in care homes and is guided by a therapist or a carer. In this work, we present an AI-based solution to automatize the reminiscence therapy, which consists in a dialogue system that uses photos as input to generate questions. We run a usability case study with patients diagnosed of mild cognitive impairment that shows they found the system very entertaining and challenging. Overall, this paper presents how reminiscence therapy can be automatized by using machine learning, and deployed to smartphones and laptops, making the therapy more accessible to every person affected by dementia.

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Reminiscence Map - Insights to Design for People with Dementia from a Tangible Prototype

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Stimulating Conversations in Residential Care Through Technology-Mediated Reminiscence

Stimulating Conversations in Residential Care Through Technology-Mediated Reminiscence

Automatic Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia

Automatic Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia

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