The installation and support of internationally distributed equipment for people with dementia

Author

Adlam, Timothy ; Faulkner, Richard ; Orpwood, Roger ; Jones, Kerry ; Macijauskiene, Jurate ; Budraitiene, Ausra

Author_Institution

Bath Inst. of Med. Eng., R. United Hosp., Bath, UK

Volume

8

Issue

3

fYear

2004

Firstpage

253

Lastpage

257

Abstract

This paper describes the evaluation and support of assistive technology designed to increase the independence of people with dementia. Devices were evaluated by people with dementia in their own homes. Working with and supporting people with dementia requires relational skills not normally needed by installers and technical supporters.

Keywords

geriatrics; home automation; installation; psychology; assistive technology; dementia; distributed equipment installation; distributed equipment support; homes; internationally distributed equipment; smart house; Biomedical engineering; Councils; Dementia; Design engineering; Engineering management; Hospitals; Monitoring; Paper technology; Project management; Resource management; Aged; Artificial Intelligence; Dementia; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Environment; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Geriatric Assessment; Health Services for the Aged; Humans; Internationality; Maintenance; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Online Systems; Reminder Systems; Safety Management; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; User-Computer Interface;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7771

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TITB.2004.834393

Filename

1331402