Feasibility of machine-based prompting to assist persons with dementia

Assistive Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 196-207

  Bewernitz, Megan Witte ^a   Mann, William C ^a   Dasler, Patricia ^a,b   Belchior, Patrícia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Special Communications LCC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dementia; Independence; Machine based prompting device; Smart Technology

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES; DEMENTIA; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURES; INDEPENDENCE; MACHINE-BASED PROMPTING DEVICE; MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA; SMART TECHNOLOGY;

AGING OF MATERIALS; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF HELP; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77449084540     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400430903246050     Document Type: Article

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