Better self-management and meaningful activities thanks to tablets? Development of a person-centered program to support people with mild dementia and their carers through use of hand-held touch screen devices

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1917-1929

  Kerkhof, Yvonne J F ^a,b   Graff, Maud J L ^c   Bergsma, Ad ^a   De Vocht, Hilde H M ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^c  

^a SAXION UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

apps; dementia; meaningful activities; MRC framework; person centered program; self management; tablet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND HELD TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFTWARE; AGED; AUDIOVISUAL AID; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84978488633     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610216001071     Document Type: Article

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