Assistive Media for Well-being

Frohlich, David M.; Corrigan-Kavanagh, Emily; Chrysanthaki, Theopisti; Castro, Paula Costa; Zaine, Isabela; Pimentel, Maria da Graça Campos

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-32835-1_12

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“…The experiencecentered design perspective attends to aesthetics and touch as both providing insights into the lives of people with dementia as well as creating opportunities for absorbing experiences [82]. Froehlich et al posit that media has such an important role for people with dementia that there should be a new category of assistive technologies that involve media creation and consumption for wellbeing [39].…”

Section: Technologies Designed For Sensory Engagementmentioning

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Understanding How Sensory Changes Experienced by Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Cognitive Changes Can Affect Technology Use

Dixon

Anderson

Lazar

2022

ACM Trans. Access. Comput.

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Clinical researchers have identified sensory changes people with age-related cognitive changes, such as dementia and mild cognitive impairment, experience which are different from typical age-related sensory changes. Technology designers and researchers do not yet have an understanding of how these unique sensory changes affect technology use. This work begins to bridge the gap between the clinical knowledge of sensory changes and technology research and design through interviews with people with mild to moderate dementia, mild cognitive impairment, subjective cognitive decline, and healthcare professionals. This extended version of our ASSETS conference paper includes people with a range of age-related cognitive changes describing changes in vision, hearing, speech, dexterity, proprioception, and smell. We discuss each of these sensory changes and ways to leverage optimal modes of sensory interaction for accessible technology use with existing and emerging technologies. Finally, we discuss how accessible sensory stimulation may change across the spectrum of age-related cognitive changes.

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Section: Technologies Designed For Sensory Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding How Sensory Changes Experienced by Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Cognitive Changes Can Affect Technology Use

Dixon

Anderson

Lazar

2022

ACM Trans. Access. Comput.

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“…Alongside listening to music, people with dementia can also participate actively in music sessions by playing instruments, by singing, or by moving to music [ 6 ]. Therefore, music sessions can stimulate physical activity [ 15 , 16 ] and can provide opportunities for social interaction with professional caregivers and other residents in a care home [ 7 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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“…Building on this extensive body of work on music in dementia [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ], researchers have begun exploring the potential benefits of everyday sounds or nonmusical sounds perceived in everyday life for people with dementia [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Like music, everyday sounds that are perceived as pleasant can evoke positive emotions [ 24 , 26 ].…”

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“…For instance, sounds of nature can relax and calm people with dementia [ 25 ]. Reexperiencing sounds from everyday life can provide feelings of comfort or safety [ 27 ], can prompt memories of life events and loved ones [ 20 ], and can support storytelling by people with dementia to relive meaningful past experiences in the present [ 18 , 19 ]. These responses to sound provide opportunities for social connection and interaction [ 21 , 22 ] and for improvement in the living environment of care facilities, where sounds can be perceived and enjoyed by residents regardless of their limitations or illness [ 23 ].…”

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The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care

Houben

Brankaert

Kenning

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Music and familiar everyday sounds can be meaningful for people with dementia by providing benefits such as evoking memories and emotions or prompting social interactions with caregivers or relatives. Motivated by this potential, researchers and designers are investigating how to leverage these beneficial effects of sound in care environments through audio-based technology. However, there is a gap in the knowledge of how audio-based technology can be successfully implemented within everyday care practice. In this paper, we present the outcome of three participatory workshops with 18 professional caregivers to explore how audio-based technology can add value to existing care processes and activities in residential dementia care. During the participatory workshops, professional caregivers (1) mapped existing care activities; (2) linked findings in research with practice, and (3) designed scenarios for the Vita sound cushion. Care professionals indicate how audio-based technology can support existing care practice by influencing the mood of residents and by supporting social interaction during moments of care, daytime activities, or situational sessions. This study bridges research findings with insights from practice, contributing to a shared understanding of opportunities for embedding audio-based technology in dementia care. These opportunities motivate future research to implement and evaluate audio-based technology in residential dementia care.

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Smile: Capturing and Sharing Personal Photos to Stimulate Social Relations and Support Self-Identity in Dementia

Houben

Engen

Kenning

et al. 2021

Design for Inclusion

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Assistive Media for Well-being

Cited by 3 publications

References 34 publications

Understanding How Sensory Changes Experienced by Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Cognitive Changes Can Affect Technology Use

Understanding How Sensory Changes Experienced by Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Cognitive Changes Can Affect Technology Use

The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care

Smile: Capturing and Sharing Personal Photos to Stimulate Social Relations and Support Self-Identity in Dementia

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