Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday

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An accessible guide that combines the latest research with practical advice on how to use currently available technology in dementia care. Looking at both hardware and software, it shows how they can be used to improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia.

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Many new pieces of technology can be beneficial to individuals living with dementia, including both hardware and software. This straightforward guide summarises the current research on this growing topic, and gives practical advice on how available technology can be used to improve the everyday lives of people with dementia.Looking at a range of available products, such as off-the-shelf computers and smartphones, to dementia specific applications and programs, it also addresses some common obstacles and barriers faced when introducing technology in dementia care. The past twenty years have seen an array of technologies developed to improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia; this guide shows how they can be effectively used.

Author Biography

Arlene Astell is Professor of Neurocognitive Disorders and Director of the Berkshire Memory and Cognition Research Centre, University of Reading, UK. She is also Ontario Shores Research Chair in Dementia Wellbeing, University of Toronto, Canada. Sarah Kate Smith is Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS), University of Sheffield, UK.Phil Joddrell is Research Associate at the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH), University of Sheffield, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface. Part One: An Overview of Technology for Dementia. 1. An Introduction to Technology for Dementia. Arlene Astell, Professor of Neurocognitive Disorders, University of Reading UK, and Research Chair in Dementia, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada, Erica Dove, Research Assistant, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada, and Dr Alexandra Hernandez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Canada. 2. Assessing the Needs of People with Dementia for Technology. Louise Nygård, Professor of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Dr Camilla Malinowsky, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Dr Lena Rosenberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. 3. Ethical Issues in Technology for Dementia. Dr Jennifer Boger, Assistant Professor, Systems Design Engineering and Schlegel Research Chair for Technology in Independent Living, University of Waterloo, Canada, Professor Jeffrey Jutai, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada, Dr Anne Moorhead, Senior Lecturer in Health Communication, Ulster University, UK, Maurice Mulvenna, Professor of Computer Science, School of Computing, Ulster University, UK, and Dr Raymond Bond, Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics, Ulster University, UK. Part Two: Technology in the Lives of People with Dementia. 4. Life at Home and Technology With Dementia. Dr Grant Gibson, Lecturer in Dementia Studies, University of Stirling, UK. 5. Outdoor Life and Technology with Dementia. Dr Rens Brankaert, Assistant Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands and Sandra Suijkerbuijk, Researcher, Vilans and Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. 6. Leisure Activities and Technology with Dementia. Dr Phil Joddrell, Research Associate, Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, University of Sheffield, UK, and Dr Sarah Smith, Research Associate, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK. 7. Technology Use by People with Dementia. Ken Clasper, Tom Hawkins, Ann Johnson, Keith Oliver, with Nada Savitch, Independent Consultant, London, UK. Part Three: Technology Ecosystem for Dementia. 8. Technology for Families of People with Dementia. Dr Emma Wolverson, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lecturer, School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK, Rosie Dunn, Research Assistant, School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK, and Caroline White, Research Associate, School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK. 9. Technology for Organisations Supporting People with Dementia. Dr Julie Christie, Region Manager UK and Europe, Dementia Centre, HammondCare, UK and Professor Mary Marshall, Senior Consultant, Dementia Centre, HammondCare, UK. 10. Dementia-friendly Future. Dr Stephen Czarnuch, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada and Arlene Astell.

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Professor Arlene Astell completed her PhD at the University of Warwick on the impact of dementia on speech. Over the past twenty years her work has focused on developing interventions to support people to live as well as possible with dementia. This includes leading multiple national and international projects and supervising many students who have gone on to work with people with dementia. Arlene is currently undertaking a research chair in dementia at the University of Toronto and is a Professor in Neurocognitive Disorders at the University of Reading.

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Existing titles on the topic are clinical and academic - this is practical and accessible

Details ISBN1785924176 Year 2019 ISBN-10 1785924176 ISBN-13 9781785924170 Format Paperback Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers Subtitle A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Phil Joddrell Pages 232 DEWEY 616.83 Short Title Using Technology in Dementia Care Language English Publication Date 2019-06-21 UK Release Date 2019-06-21 NZ Release Date 2019-06-21 Illustrations 18 black and white figures Author Phil Joddrell AU Release Date 2019-06-14 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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