Virtual Carer

Moreno, Pedro A.; Chernbumroong, Saisakul; Langensiepen, Caroline; Lotfi, Ahmad; Gómez, Enrique J.

doi:10.1145/2910674.2935855

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“… 62 These issues can then negatively affect the carer's capacity to provide adequate care, increasing the likelihood of negative health outcomes for both the carer and the care recipient. 63 As such, various HCI research has explored technology to support carers and a wide range of technological solutions now exist, including online support tools or educational programs, 19 , 64 digital interventions to address burden, stress, anxiety, and depression, 6 , 65 , 66 solutions aimed at social connection and peer support, 67 , 68 as well as those more focused on supporting the carer to self-manage their physical health. 1 …”

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Designing technology to support greater participation of people living with dementia in daily and meaningful activities

Wilson,

Doyle,

Turner

et al. 2024

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Background People living with dementia should be at the center of decision-making regarding their plans and goals for daily living and meaningful activities that help promote health and mental well-being. The human–computer interaction community has recently begun to recognize the need to design technologies where the person living with dementia is an active rather than a passive user of technology in the management of their care. Methods Data collection comprised semi-structured interviews and focus groups held with dyads of people with early-stage dementia (n = 5) and their informal carers (n = 4), as well as health professionals (n = 5). This article discusses findings from the thematic analysis of this qualitative data. Results Analysis resulted in the construction of three main themes: (1) maintaining a sense of purpose and identity, (2) learning helplessness and (3) shared decision-making and collaboration. Within each of the three main themes, related sub-themes were also constructed. Discussion There is a need to design technologies for persons living with dementia/carer dyads that can support collaborative care planning and engagement in meaningful activities while also balancing persons living with dementia empowerment and active engagement in self-management with carer support.

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