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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