| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Assistive technology research series,
1383-813X ;
v. 24
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Assistive technology research series ; v. 24.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the needs of people with dementia and their carers and the potential role of design and technology / Mary Marshall -- Living with dementia and the challenges of domestic technology / Louise Nygård -- People with dementia watch television! Buy why? / Gunilla Knall and Britt Östlund -- Designing enabling environments for people with dementia, their family carers and formal carers / Päivi Topo and Helinä Kotilainen -- User needs and user requirements of people with dementia: multimedia application for entertainment / Outi Mäki and Päivi Topo -- Involving people with dementia in the design process : examples of iterative design / Roger Orpwood -- Ethical counselling as a working method in designing technology for people with dementia / Marjo Rauhala -- Designing for intimate needs : ambient intelligence in a rest room / Paul Panek -- Designing ICT for the over-80s / Eva Lindh Waterworth and John A. Waterworth -- Conclusions : time to get involved! / Britt Östlund and Päivi Topo. |
| Summary |
An anthology that answers a need to understand design that supports the daily life of people with dementia. It intends to support the research and development around the topic of dementia in older people, which has stressed innovation, participation in the design process, as well as technical competence and the physical environment. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities.
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Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities. |
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Dementia -- Patients -- Dwellings -- Design and construction.
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Dementia -- Patients. |
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Dwellings. |
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Dementia. |
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Dementia -- Patients -- Recreation.
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Recreation. |
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Design and technology.
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Design and technology. |
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Dementia -- rehabilitation. |
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Activities of Daily Living. |
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Environment Design. |
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Self-Help Devices. |
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User-Computer Interface. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Topo, Päivi.
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Östlund, Britt.
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IOS Press.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dementia, design and technology. Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press, ©2009 9781586039509 1586039504 (DLC) 2008940897 (OCoLC)290492603 |
| ISBN |
9781607503927 |
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1607503921 |
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9781441605542 (electronic book) |
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1441605541 (electronic book) |
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9781597345873 (electronic book) |
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1597345873 (electronic book) |
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1586039504 |
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9781550224177 |
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9781586039509 |
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