Design of A GPS Monitoring System for Dementia Care and its Challenges in Academia-Industry Project

Wan, Lin; Müller, Cláudia; Randall, Dave; Wulf, Volker

doi:10.1145/2963095

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“…Whilst most products are solely designed for, and used by, carers (Topo 2009;Demers et al 2009), this should not mean that the perspective of the person with dementia should be ignored. Some people may not like having an unfamiliar device attached to them (McShane et al, 1998;Wan et al, 2016) and may take off items such as pendants or bracelets. As Niemeijer and colleagues (2015) observed, when an ST bracelet is taken off, it no longer does its job.…”

Section: Portrayals Of Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Marketing of surveillance technology in three ageing countries

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Charlesworth

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review marketing materials of surveillance products for people with dementia and their carers in three ageing countries, as part of a dementia-technology media analysis. Design/methodology/approach An online environmental scan was conducted using search terms for surveillance technologies (STs) and dementia through a Google search focussed on the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands. Data were extracted on the products’ and websites’ marketing messages from consumer and marketer perspectives. Findings Information was gathered for 382 product websites, of which 242 met eligibility criteria. The majority of products come from the UK. In the UK and Sweden, the companies behind the websites appeared to be mainly “cottage industries” which focus on selling ST. In contrast, sellers in the Netherlands included a more balanced mixture of small, medium and large companies. In all three countries, the website messaging focussed on the need to manage safety concerns, without considering privacy or consent. Social implications Contrary to the perception of future dependence on technology, the ST sector seems to be a niche market. The media messages, equating people with dementia with animals and children, are at odds with initiatives that strive for dignity and dementia friendliness. Originality/value No previous study is known to have explored media messages from websites that market ST for people with dementia.

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Section: Portrayals Of Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Marketing of surveillance technology in three ageing countries

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2019

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“…Technology designed for people with dementia primarily address safety and security [67]. Most technologies for people with dementia (e.g., wearable GPS tracking [12,57] and monitoring [55,74,75]) are designed for active involvement by caregivers, with people with dementia as passive recipients of care via being tracked or monitored [67]. Researchers in HCI are increasingly looking to technology to support engagement in activity, often with the goal of supporting quality of life.…”

Section: Technology To Support Activities In Dementiamentioning

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Approach Matters: Linking Practitioner Approaches to Technology Design for People with Dementia

Dixon

Lazar

2020

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Technology design for dementia is an active and growing area. Though work to date has largely addressed functional needs, there is a growing recognition of the importance of supporting meaningful activities. However, technology for active, rather than passive, engagement is relatively novel beyond specific applications (e.g., music or reminiscence therapy). To better understand how to support active engagement of people with dementia in activities, we interviewed nineteen practitioners. Our findings reveal differing approaches to making sense of the actions of people with dementia, as well as to engaging them in activities. We discuss the importance of tracing epistemological understandings of dementia to different configurations of technology for people living with dementia and provide a practical guide to support designers to do so. Finally, we discuss considerations for the design of dementia technologies around facilitating selfactualization and managing emotional exposure for care-providers. Keywords Dementia; design; meaningful activities; practitioners; Human-centered computing~HCI theory; concepts and models At the same time as promising new technologies are investigated to support people with dementia, surveys of the literature note that technologies often involve only passive engagement by the person with the condition, such as monitoring location via GPS [67].

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“…23 However, few studies have explored the needs of caregivers and people with dementia, and failed to address implications for ST development. 23,25,26…”

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What do we require from surveillance technology? A review of the needs of people with dementia and informal caregivers

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Higgs

Charlesworth

2019

Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineerin

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IntroductionDementia has become a major global concern and surveillance technology might provide support for informal caregivers and people with dementia. However, the needs of caregivers and people with dementia for surveillance technology have not been reviewed.MethodA scoping literature review was used to identify the needs of caregivers and/or people with dementia towards surveillance technology. Electronic database searching was undertaken on LexisNexis, PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing, Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Assistive Technology database, and Google Scholar. Eligible studies were synthesized by theme.ResultsTwenty-eight eligible studies were identified, with the majority reporting the needs of caregivers rather than people with dementia. The predominant themes for caregivers were location accuracy, and increasing the safety of the person with dementia. People with dementia wanted simple useful technology that fits within their capacity and existing routines.ConclusionsThe needs of people with dementia must be considered when designing surveillance products. Studies have mostly focused on caregivers and discount ST product requirements. Further work is required to establish effective use of surveillance technology in dementia care. Therefore, further research should cross analyze these results by examining both the needs of caregivers, and people with dementia.

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Design of A GPS Monitoring System for Dementia Care and its Challenges in Academia-Industry Project

Cited by 40 publications

References 63 publications

Marketing of surveillance technology in three ageing countries

Marketing of surveillance technology in three ageing countries

Approach Matters: Linking Practitioner Approaches to Technology Design for People with Dementia

What do we require from surveillance technology? A review of the needs of people with dementia and informal caregivers

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