title: Assessing engagement in people with dementia: a new approach to assessment using video analysis.
abstract: The study of engagement in people with dementia is important to determine the effectiveness of interventions that aim to promote meaningful activity. However, the assessment of engagement for people with dementia in relation to our current work that uses social robots is fraught with challenges. The Video Coding - Incorporating Observed Emotion (VC-IOE) protocol that focuses on six dimensions of engagement: emotional, verbal, visual, behavioral, collective and signs of agitation was therefore developed. This paper provides an overview of the concept of engagement in dementia and outlines the development of the VC-IOE to assess engagement in people with dementia when interacting with social robots.
authors.affiliation: Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Nathan Campus, Nathan, QLD, Australia; Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nathan, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: c.jones@griffith.edu.au.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Nathan Campus, Nathan, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: b.sung@griffith.edu.au.
authors.forename: Billy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.affiliation: Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Nathan Campus, Nathan, QLD, Australia; Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nathan, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: w.moyle@griffith.edu.au.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moyle
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*