Evaluation of a brief educational program for dementia carers: The AENEAS Study

A Kurz, S Wagenpfeil, J Hallauer… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a practical, easily implemented, educational
intervention in group format for informal carers of persons with dementia. Methods Multi …

Time spent on informal and formal care giving for persons with dementia in Sweden

A Wimo, E von Strauss, G Nordberg, F Sassi… - Health policy, 2002 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper was to explore the time spent on caring by families of persons with
dementia in Sweden. As part of a European Commission project, interviews were carried out …

The experience of caring for older people with dementia in a rural area: using services

GC Wenger, A Scott, D Seddon - Aging & Mental Health, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports findings from the carer component of the Gwynedd Dementia Study. It is
based on carer interviews, using quantitative and qualitative data. It confirms earlier findings …

Effects of tracking technology on daily life of persons with dementia: three experimental single-case studies

A Olsson, M Engström, P Åsenlöf… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To investigate the effects of using tracking technology on independent outdoor
activities and psychological well-being in 3 persons with dementia (PwDs) and their …

Profiling the care needs of the population with dementia: a survey in central Scotland

DS Gordon, H Carter, S Scott - International journal of geriatric …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To demonstrate a low‐cost method of producing local information for dementia
service planning. Design.(1) Multiservice census.(2) Stratified random sample survey …

Memory keeper: a prototype digital application to improve engagement with people with dementia in long-term care (innovative practice)

M McAllister, J Dayton, F Oprescu, M Katsikitis… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
People with dementia living in long-term care commonly experience loneliness and lack of
meaningful activity. Memory Keeper is a prototype digital application that presents …

Location-based technologies for supporting elderly pedestrian in “getting lost” events

E Pulido Herrera - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Localization-based technologies promise to keep older adults with dementia safe
and support them and their caregivers during getting lost events. This paper summarizes …

[HTML][HTML] Using diffusion of innovation theory to describe perceptions of a passive positioning alarm among persons with mild dementia: a repeated interview study

A Olsson, K Skovdahl, M Engström - BMC geriatrics, 2016 - Springer
Background Problems with memory and decline in cognitive abilities are common during
development of dementia. Different kinds of technologies may be useful in supporting …

A novel system of electronic tagging in patients with dementia and wandering

F Miskelly - Age and ageing, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background: wandering is a common problem in people with dementia. Current methods of
physical or chemical restraint have serious adverse effects. Previous attempts at electronic …

Navigation for people with mild dementia

M Hettinga, J De Boer, E Goldberg… - Medical Informatics in a …, 2009 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Community dwelling is a problem for people with dementia. Can GPS route navigation
support on a mobile device provide a solution? In a small scale exploratory research with …