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Stakeholders

Last modified by Harmen Kroon on 2022/04/05 12:54

In this section, we will explore the stakeholders that are a part of the life and care of a person with dementia. We will expand on the direct stakeholders with value stories related to the well-being of a person with dementia.

Stakeholders

We distinguish between direct and indirect stakeholders involved in the usage of WAF for guiding patients with dementia.

Direct stakeholders encompass the following groups of people (in no particular order):

  1. Persons diagnosed with dementia PwD
  2. People who are assigned as legal guardians for PwD who are in legal ward (in Dutch: onder curatele/bewind) Definition from the government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 
  3. Loved ones of PwD: children, siblings, parents, friends and other guardians. 
  4. Healthcare workers
        4.1 Daily caretakers: who look after PwD and ensure their well-being.
        4.2 Occasional healthcare agents: physicians, doctors in clinics or hospitals, psychologists, nurses, etc.

Indirect stakeholders are characterized by different groups of people (in no particular order):

  1. Neighbours living next to PwD
  2. Acquaintances of PwD
  3. Other patients who attend the same care facilities as PwD
  4. Service-oriented people who interact with PwD such as (non-exhaustive list):
        4.1 Shopkeepers
        4.2 People employed in public service agencies (e.g. police officers, ticket inspectors in public transit, etc.)
  5. Strangers who observe PwD

Value stories

To determine what is important for stakeholders that directly influence the person with dementia, we created value stories for the direct stakeholders. 

Direct stakeholders

  1. Person with dementia
  • As a PwD, I want to regularly take walks for my mental and physical health.
  • As a PwD, I want my illness not to be a burden for someone else for my sense of independence and self-respect.
  • As a PwD, I want to have a pet for companionship and support.

2. Legal guardians / loved ones

  • As a legal guardian, I want the PwD to have support and to perform activities to be as mentally and physically healthy as possible.
  • As a legal guardian, I want the PwD to be looked after when I am not around to be safe at all times.
  • As a legal guardian, I want the PwD to also be able to have fun and walk around when I am not around, as I do not have the time to always be there.

3.  Daily caretaker 

  • As a daily caretaker, I want to be alerted whenever something happens to the PwD so I can help and ensure their safety.
  • As a daily caretaker, I want to assist the PwD as well as possible to make them as happy as possible.

4.  Occasional healthcare agents 

  • As an occasional healthcare agent, I want the patient/PwD to partake in activities and interactions that improve mental and physical health as much as possible.