Changes for page Environments

Summary

• Page properties (2 modified, 0 added, 0 removed)

Details

Page properties

Author

...	...	@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
1		-XWiki.rsobha
	1	+XWiki.ricardovogel

Content

...	...	@@ -6,42 +6,38 @@
6	6
7	7	* Pre-dementia: Some subtle signs appear
8	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.
	9	+* Middle dementia: Situation worsens, almost all new information will be lost
	10	+* Late: Constant assistance is necessary, may wander or fall
11	11
12	12	Besides symptoms of dementia, other characteristics of the elderly should be considered when designing the systems, including but not limited to:
13	13
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
	14	+* Decreased sight
	15	+* Decreased hearing
	16	+* Lack of understanding of technology
	17	+* Motor issues
19	19
20	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.
	20	+These activities can help slow down progression or levitate symptoms of dementia: [[src(wikipedia for now)>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia#Psychological_and_psychosocial_therapies]]
	21	+* Reminiscence therapy
	22	+* Offer tailored experiences
	23	+* Animal-assisted therapy
	24	+* Music
	25	+* Exercise
25	25
26	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:
	28	+Care House:
	29	+* Individual setting
	30	+* Group setting
	31	+* Constant support available, but may be busy
	32	+Own house:
	33	+* Earlier stages
	34	+* Nurse may be on call
	35	+* Loneliness
34	34
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
38		-
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 seeking help and the limited availability of nurses makes the care insufficient for these patients in the earlier phases of dementia. This elevates their feeling of lonliness. In later phases, they are more keen to seek help as they will prompt nurses to show up to feel less lonely.
40		-
41	41	=== Technologies ===
42		-Presently, there is supporting technology available, but the patients may experience difficulty regarding providing input and processing output from the devices that embed this technology.
43		-====Input====
44		-Pressing buttons, touching screens or vocalizing one's desire to engage with supporting technology is difficult as it requires a significant amount of patience from loved ones and healthcare workers alike and sometimes even impossible. In cases this is possible, the reduced recall from short-term memory and reduced digital literacy of these patients can cause the device to respond to unintentional implicit inputs.
45		-====Output====
46		-Patients often experience hardships processing text and audio output from the supporting devices. In addition, changes to the environment like the introduction of a robot cause feeli
	38	+Input:
	39	+* Button press and verbal may be hard
	40	+* More implicit input, technology reacts
	41	+Output:
	42	+* Difficulty with text and audio
47	47	* Changes in the environment, e.g. a robot