Designing technology to improve quality of life for people with dementia: User-led approaches

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Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-259

  Orpwood, R ^a   Chadd, J ^a   Howcroft, D ^b   Sixsmith, A ^c   Torrington, J ^d   Gibson, G ^e   Chalfont, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Institute for the Care of Older People   (United Kingdom)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Intuitive control interfaces; Music playing; Quality of life; User led design

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CONTROL INTERFACES; GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH; INTUITIVE CONTROL INTERFACES; INTUITIVE CONTROLS; MUSIC PLAYERS; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

DESIGN;

EID: 77955229600     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-009-0172-1     Document Type: Article

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