Name: Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies By Maurice D Mulvenna
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Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies Summary

Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies by Maurice D Mulvenna

Information and communication technologies can provide new paradigms in healthcare provision. In particular, new Pervasive Healthcare technologies can revolutionise the dynamics of healthcare, enabling people to remain at home for longer, at lower costs to health and welfare organisations.

This book reveals how pervasive healthcare technologies can be designed in conjunction with users and carers, as well as exploring the application of novel methods and technologies.

1. Supporting People with Dementia using Pervasive Healthcare Technologies 2. Prevalence and Clinical Features of Dementia 3. State of the Art in Electronic Assistive Technologies for People with Dementia 4. Review of ICT-based Services for Identified Unmet Needs in People with Dementia 5. Assistive Technologies and Issues Relating to Privacy, Ethics and Security 6. Identifying User Needs and the Participative Design Process 7. Managing the Transition from User Studies to Functional Requirements to Technical Specification 8. Dementia-related and Other Factors to be Taken into Account When Developing ICT-support for People with Dementia 9. The Role of Context-Aware Computing in Support of People with Dementia 10. Prototyping Cognitive Prosthetics for People with Dementia 11. ICT Interface Design for Ageing People and People with Dementia 12. Practical Issues when Planning for Field Trials 13. Evaluation of Cognitive Prosthetics 14. Measuring the Impact of Cognitive Prosthetics on the Daily Life of People with Dementia and Their Carers 15. Technology and Dementia: The Way Ahead.

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NLS9781447125372

ISBN 13

9781447125372

ISBN 10

1447125371

Title

Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies by Maurice D Mulvenna

Author

Maurice D Mulvenna

Series

Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Springer London Ltd

Year published

2012-05-05

Number of pages

226

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Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies Maurice D Mulvenna

Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies by Maurice D Mulvenna

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Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies Summary

Supporting People with Dementia Using Pervasive Health Technologies by Maurice D Mulvenna

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