Usability of a new electronic assistive device for community-dwelling persons with mild dementia

Meiland, Franka; Bouman, A.; Sävenstedt, Stefan; Bentvelzen, Sanne; Davies, Richard; Mulvenna, Maurice; Nugent, Chris; Moelaert, F.; Hettinga, Marike; Bengtsson, Johan; Dröes, Rose-Marie

doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.651433

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“…As technology advances, hardware-related issues that arose in early studies such as inconsistent screen sensitivities are likely to diminish. These factors will hopefully allow more consideration to be given to the wellbeing outcomes Imbeault et al, 2013;Leuty et al, 2013;Meiland et al, 2012;Nijhof et al, 2013;Topo et al, 2004;Tyack et al, 2016) In relation to the potential for interventions to support or undermine the personhood (Kitwood, 1997) of the users, on balance it seems that when used with appropriate planning and support, touchscreen interventions are able to support the personhood of people with dementia in various ways. These include the ability to engage in meaningful activities not directly linked to being people with dementia, sharing social interactions with others, and mastering new skills independently.…”

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“…This comprised virtual environments such as botanical gardens, and virtual activities like football penalty shootouts that people could interact with via touchscreen interfaces. Meiland et al (2012) evaluated the prototype COGKNOW Day Navigator (CDN), an 'integrated digital prosthetic' designed to support people with dementia with daily activities. The system comprised a stationary touchscreen in the home and a mobile device.…”

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Touchscreen interventions and the well-being of people with dementia and caregivers: a systematic review

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2017

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Touchscreen interventions and the well-being of people with dementia and caregivers: a systematic review

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“…The sharing of discourse and decision-making power is clearly a major challenge for researchers, but also for future users. As mentioned by Meiland [44,45], one of the risks of this method is that the users cannot express their own needs or ideas and instead may simply rally around the dominant figures in the group. In order to lessen this risk, an expert in the collective participatory method will validate our planning of codesign activities.…”

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Supporting the Process of Help-Seeking by Caregivers of Functionally Dependent Seniors Through eHealth: Protocol for a Multicentric Codesign (Preprint)

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“…However, individuals with cognitive impairment have greater challenges and more limited possibilities for learning to use the technology independently (6-8,10, 11). Use of a tablet and applications may also be influenced by the applications' design, interactions and whether the topics for the app are considered interesting and relevant (6,7,10,11).From a nursing perspective, the purpose of the study was to explore whether the tablet application APPETITT (APPlikasjon for Eldre, TIltak mot vekTTap [Application for elderly, intervention to prevent weight loss]) could potentially prevent malnutrition. A good nutritional status is important for the elderly to maintain self-care and personal vitality (12).…”

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Ny app kan gi ernæringsstøtte til hjemmeboende eldre

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2016

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The recently developed app APPETITT can inspire to a varied diet and increase the attention to dietary habits for home-dwelling elderly. Objective: To assess if the application was sufficiently adapted to the elderly inexperienced users of technology, and if the application had potential to contribute to encouragement and orientation about meals.Method: We did a pilot study in spring 2014. Four elderly used APPETITT for four weeks. Data was collected in a focus group interview and the informants demonstrated how they used APPETITT.Results: The informants used APPETITT daily and considered it easy to use. Meal suggestions presented as pictures inspired and influenced to some extent the informants' meal choices. Two informants found that reporting food choices could increase awareness, while two saw little need for this function in the prototype. The pilot test revealed that notification of meals did not work as anticipated; only one of them had paid attention to the notifications. INTRODUCTIONThe proportion of elderly in the Norwegian population will continue to increase in the coming decades (1). Health authorities thus encourage municipalities to focus on the development of competence and innovative service with novel technologies to meet the municipal health services' challenges related to the increasingly elderly population (1, 2).Welfare technology solutions as a part of the health services are important contributions to the national effort to help the elderly live independently and safely in their own homes as long as possible (1-4). Welfare technology focussing on promoting health and prevention through new communication possibilities, information collection and support for self-care, is called health-enabling technology (4, 5). Tablet computers are considered intuitive and easy to use, also for the elderly, and are therefore attractive for technological health-enabling solutions (6, 7). It may nevertheless be challenging to introduce this kind of technology to the elderly. Some studies point out that elderly have low motivation, self-management expectations, and technological experience, raising the threshold for starting to use technology (3,8). The cost of the tablet computer and loss of physical function may affect the elderly's introduction to using modern technology. They may need repeated instructions and follow-up during a training period (3,(8)(9)(10). Studies, in which elderly have been introduced to technology using a touch screen, show that the elderly often master this kind of technology. However, individuals with cognitive impairment have greater challenges and more limited possibilities for learning to use the technology independently (6-8,10, 11). Use of a tablet and applications may also be influenced by the applications' design, interactions and whether the topics for the app are considered interesting and relevant (6,7,10,11).From a nursing perspective, the purpose of the study was to explore whether the tablet application APPETITT (APPlikasjon for Eldre, TIltak mot vekTTap [Application...

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Usability of a new electronic assistive device for community-dwelling persons with mild dementia

Abstract: With the suggested adaptations, the CDN is expected to be a useful tool for supporting community-dwelling persons with mild dementia and their carers.

Cited by 94 publications

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Touchscreen interventions and the well-being of people with dementia and caregivers: a systematic review

Touchscreen interventions and the well-being of people with dementia and caregivers: a systematic review

Supporting the Process of Help-Seeking by Caregivers of Functionally Dependent Seniors Through eHealth: Protocol for a Multicentric Codesign (Preprint)

Ny app kan gi ernæringsstøtte til hjemmeboende eldre

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