Keeping in Touch Everyday (KITE) project: Developing assistive technologies with people with dementia and their carers to promote independence

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 494-502

  Robinson, Louise ^a   Brittain, Katie ^a   Lindsay, Stephen ^a   Jackson, Dan ^a   Olivier, Patrick ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive technologies; Autonomy; Dementia; Older people; Participatory design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; TECHNICAL AID; TRACKING DEVICE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION AID; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67649128596     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008448     Document Type: Article

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