New forms of information and communication technology (ICT) and the potential to facilitate social and leisure activity for people living with dementia

SK Smith, GA Mountain - International Journal of …, 2012 - inderscienceonline.com
This review article is concerned with the potential of technology for improving outcomes for
people with dementia by increasing quality of life, extending residence at home and …

Mental Health and Access to Information in Times of COVID-19: The Role of Social Work

AC Romea, D Valero, C Elboj, P Melgar - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The confinements and limited social interactions that have derived from COVID-19 have
aggravated the situation of people with previous pathologies. As a result, access to health …

Gerontechnology: providing a helping hand when caring for cognitively impaired older adults—intermediate results from a controlled study on the satisfaction and …

A Mitseva, CB Peterson, C Karamberi… - Current Gerontology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of cognitive impairment in older age is increasing, as is the number of
cognitively impaired older adults living in their own homes. Due to lack of social care …

Evaluation of a multifunctional technology system in a memory care unit: Opportunities for innovation in dementia care

A Lazar, G Demiris, HJ Thompson - Informatics for Health and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Stimulating recreational and leisure activities (RLAs) are essential to physical
and mental well-being; however, people living in memory care units (MCUs) may lack …

Developing a pragmatic evaluation of ICTs for older adults with cognitive impairment at scale: the IN LIFE experience

AJ Astell, M Panou, K Touliou… - Universal access in the …, 2022 - Springer
Implementing information and communications technology (ICT) at scale requires evaluation
processes to capture the impact on users as well as the infrastructure into which it is being …

Cognitive modeling in human computer interaction: Understanding technology usage in elderly people

JA William, R Murugesh - 2016 IEEE International Conference …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been substantial increase in the human population throughout the world. As we
age, problems associated with aging is increasing rapidly-medical, biological …

Standards as applied in reality: a case study on the translation of standards in eHealth evaluation practice

M Jurkeviciute - BMC Medical informatics and decision making, 2019 - Springer
Background Application of standards is a way to increase quality in an evaluation study.
However, standards are used insufficiently in eHealth evaluation, affecting the …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing assistive technology outcomes with dementia

CB Peterson, NR Prasad, R Prasad - Gerontechnology, 2012 - academia.edu
Purpose This article presents a review of the available evaluation of quality of life (QOL)
outcomes as a result of assistive technology (AT) interaction among older adults with …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring the potential of touch-screen computer technology in promoting enjoyable activities with people living with dementia: A visual ethnography

SK Smith - 2015 - researchgate.net
The advances in and successes of medical science, sanitation and nutrition mean that the
population is living longer and one consequence is an increase in the numbers of people …

Framework for ambient assistive living: handling dynamism and uncertainty in real time semantic services provisioning

H Aloulou - 2013 - theses.hal.science
The heterogeneity of the environments as well as the diversity of patients' needs and profiles
are major constraints that challenge the spread of ambient assistive living (AAL) systems …