Experiences of using a memory aid to structure and support daily activities in a small-scale group accommodation for people with dementia

Dementia

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 633-649

  Kerkhof, Yvonne JF ^a   Rabiee, Fatemeh ^b   Willems, Charles G ^a  

^a SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; memory aid; small scale group accommodation; technology; user centred design

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84942933321     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301213504210     Document Type: Article

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