Understanding the Occupational Therapists Method to Inform the Design of Technologies for People with Dementia

摘要

This paper describes a PhD research project involving people with dementia and practitioners who work primarily with people with dementia to support engagement in meaningful activities and activities of everyday living. The aim of this work is to develop a technology which adapts to changing cognitive demands of people with dementia in order to facilitate continuous engagement in meaningful activities. In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with practitioners to understand their methods for personalization of activities and the implications for design of future adaptive technologies. Preliminary results from interviews with Occupational Therapists are presented.