Electronic tracking system and wandering in Alzheimer's disease: A case study

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 579-587

  Faucounau, V ^a   Riguet, M ^a   Orvoen, G ^a   Lacombe, A ^b   Rialle, V ^c   Extra, J ^c   Rigaud, A S ^a  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Needs; Patient tracking; Usability; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; WANDERING BEHAVIOR; ART; COMMUNICATION AID; CONSUMER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESTHETICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ART; CAREGIVERS; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; ESTHETICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPOUSES; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 73349084300     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2009.07.034     Document Type: Article

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