title: Involving family members in the implementation and evaluation of technologies for dementia: a dyad case study.
abstract: An increasing number of individuals worldwide are affected by dementia and it is important to examine nonpharmacological care approaches. A dyadic case study of a 6-month evaluation of a technology designed to engage individuals with dementia in activities in a memory care unit is presented. Findings show one caretaker of an individual with dementia (i.e., her mother) used the computer in a manner consistent with her usual style of interaction and supportive care; she continued to maintain awareness of her mother's activity preferences and cultivated her mother's quality of life by using the provided technology. These findings demonstrate a use for technology to support activities of older adults with dementia while engaging family and provide future directions for technology design and research in this population.
authors: Amanda
authors: A
authors: Lazar
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Demiris
authors: Hilaire J
authors: HJ
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers; D003142:Communication; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States