f. Effects

UC01.0

Upside

The subject:

• Memory stimulation can help the subject find a sense of structure and autonomy when going about social activities.
• Alleviate social anxiety

Relatives: Spend less time/effort going reminding the subject of memories, and thereby having more pleasant conversations

The health-care professional: can connect in personal ways to the subject by providing additional assistance if needed.

The subject:

• The subject might find the given information to be intrusive, annoying, or upsetting.
• The subject might find the system unintuitive

The guardian: the Guardian might have to spend more time tinkering with the system to make sure it's fulfilling its role, thereby not achieving their own previously mentioned upsides.

UC02.0

Upside

The subject: 

• Using the system makes the subject feel connected to their past, comfortable as well as secure about keeping these memories alive.

The health-care professional: can connect in personal ways to the subject by providing additional assistance if needed.

The subject: 

•  the subject might be repelled from using the system if the memories are communicated in an unnatural fashion, or if the memories induce negative emotions instead of positive ones. The subject might also feel unsecure about storing personal information in a digital, abstract system.

The guardian:  the Guardian might have to spend more time tinkering with the system to make sure it's fulfilling its role, thereby not achieving their own previously mentioned upsides.