The challenge of coming to terms with the use of a new digital assistive device: A case study of two persons with mild dementia

Open Nursing Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 102-110

  Karlsson, Eva ^a   Axelsson, Karin ^a   Zingmark, Karin ^b   Sävenstedt, Stefan ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; Dementia; Digital assistive device; Needs; Participant observations; Selfimage; User driven development

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755190645     PISSN: 18744346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/18744346011050100102     Document Type: Article

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