Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Information and communication technologies can provide new paradigms in healthcare provision. In particular, new Pervasive Healthcare technologies can revolutionise the dynamics of healthcare, enabling people to remain at home for longer, at lower costs to health and welfare organisations.This book reveals how pervasive healthcare technologies can be designed in conjunction with users and carers, as well as exploring the application of novel methods and technologies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-26
Mått:155 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt:512 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing
Antal sidor:226
Upplaga:2010
Förlag:Springer London Ltd
ISBN:9781848825505

Utforska kategorier

Alzheimer, demens inom Medicin
Hälso- och sjukvård inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

Background.- Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Healthcare Technologies.- Prevalence and Clinical Features of Dementia.- State of the Art in Electronic Assistive Technologies for People with Dementia.- Review of ICT-Based Services for Identified Unmet Needs in People with Dementia.- Assistive Technologies and Issues Relating to Privacy, Ethics and Security.- The Role of the User in the Design Process.- Identifying User Needs and the Participative Design Process.- Managing the Transition from User Studies to Functional Requirements to Technical Specification.- Dementia-Related and Other Factors to Be Taken into Account When Developing ICT Support for People with Dementia – Lessons from Field Trials.- Pervasive Healthcare Technology.- The Role of Context-Aware Computing in Support of People with Dementia.- Prototyping Cognitive Prosthetics for People with Dementia.- ICT Interface Design for Ageing People and People with Dementia.- Evaluation and Assessment of Cognitive Prosthetics.- Practical Issues when Planning for Field Trials.- Evaluation of Cognitive Prosthetics.- Measuring the Impact of Cognitive Prosthetics on the Daily Life of People with Dementia and Their Carers.- Technology and Dementia: The Way Ahead.