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	2	+== PACT Analysis ==
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	4	+=== People ===
	5	+The target audience is people with dementia. Dementia comes in multiple stages: [[src>>https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/aboutdementia/facts/stages/]]
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	7	+* Pre-dementia: Some subtle signs appear
	8	+* Early dementia: Starts becoming noticeable for others
	9	+* Middle dementia: Situation worsens as barely any new information is being registered in memory.
	10	+* Late: Continuous assistance is necessary as patients may wander off or fall down due to lack of orientation and/or coordination.
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	12	+Besides symptoms of dementia, other characteristics of the elderly should be considered when designing the systems, including but not limited to:
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	14	+* Impaired vision
	15	+* Impaired hearing
	16	+* Cognitive inability to comprehend new technology
	17	+* Lack of prior basic knowledge to engage with technology
	18	+* Motor issues including speech impediments
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	20	+=== Activities ===
	21	+These activities can help slow down progression or alleviate symptoms of dementia: [[Wikipedia>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia#Psychological_and_psychosocial_therapies]], [[ReJAM>>https://rejam.tudelft.nl/?q=node/4]]
	22	+* Reminiscence therapy: therapy that triggers the recall of memories
	23	+* Animal-assisted therapy: to provide patients with a primal familiar feeling and helps them connect with nature [[Perspectives of People with Dementia>>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1533317515598857]]
	24	+* Music and Exercise: they serve multiple goals such as increasing physical activity and cognitive stimulation among others.
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	26	+=== Contexts ===
	27	+People with dementia can have residence in a care center or their own home.
	28	+====Care Center====
	29	+Residents of a care center conduct their activities in both an **individual setting** as well as in a **group setting**. Different settings come with their own challenges.
	30	+* Individual setting: there is no direct supervision, so it may take a while for a caretaker to reach the patient. However, whenever a caretaker is present, the patient usually gets their full deserved attention.
	31	+* Group setting: there is direct supervision at all times, but if an accident occurs involving a patient from the group who needs immediate attention and urgent care, this leaves the rest of the group hanging which diminishes the effectiveness.
	32	+====Own home====
	33	+Patients with dementia who reside in their own home are usually in one of three settings:
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	35	+1. Family (living with children and/or spouse) possibly having a health worker coming once or twice a week
	36	+2. Sole with nearby assistance
	37	+3. Sole with no assistance
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	39	+Patients in the earlier stages of dementia tend to go about their day and try to hide their symptoms from their loved ones. If a loved one finds out, they may not seek help for them out of being afraid of the stigma that comes with dementia. This occurs more often in a family situation than in situations where the patient is alone. In the second situation, the patient may have access to a nurse on call, but stigma, cognitive capability of s
	40	+* Nurse may be on call
	41	+* Loneliness
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	43	+=== Technologies ===
	44	+Input:
	45	+* Button press and verbal may be hard
	46	+* More implicit input, technology reacts
	47	+Output:
	48	+* Difficulty with text and audio
	49	+* Changes in the environment, e.g. a robot