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SUMMARY:Cognitive Support in Dementia - Joe Wherton\, Department of Psycho
 logy\, University of York
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DESCRIPTION:Recent developments in assistive technology (AT) have shown po
 tential in\nsupporting dementia sufferers through everyday activity. Exist
 ing concepts\ninclude orientation aids\, reminder devices\, communication 
 supports and\nprompting systems. To ensure that the designs are both usefu
 l and\nappropriate\, it is necessary to: (i) identify the problems that ne
 ed to be\naddressed\, and (ii) explain these problems in accordance with c
 ognitive\ntheory.\n\nThis is the focus of the first study\, which describe
 s the problems of\ndementia in the home from the perspectives of professio
 nal carers\,\npatients and informal caregivers. The account is also provid
 ed in\naccordance with the cognitive models of dementia. The implications 
 of this\nstudy for the design of Assistive Technology will be discussed.
LOCATION:Rainbow Room\, Computer Laboratory
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