Considerations and design on apps for elderly with mild-to-moderate dementia

International Conference on Information Networking

Volumn 2015-January, Issue , 2015, Pages 348-353

  Pang, Grantham Kwok Hung ^a   Kwong, Enid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

application software; cognitive stimulation therapy; cognitive test; dementia; elderly

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BRAIN INFARCT; COGNITIVE STIMULATIONS; COGNITIVE TESTS; DEMENTIA; DESIGN ISSUES; ELDERLY; ELDERLY PEOPLE;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84940548036     PISSN: 19767684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICOIN.2015.7057910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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