Open AccessDesigning the ReACT App to Support Self-Management of People with Dementia: An Iterative User-Involving Process
Author(s) -
Laila Øksnebjerg,
Bob Woods,
Gunhild Waldemar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000500445
Subject(s) - dementia , focus group , process management , self management , process (computing) , psychology , benchmarking , computer science , medicine , engineering , business , artificial intelligence , operating system , disease , pathology , marketing
Assistive technology (AT) has the potential to support and enhance self-management of people living with dementia. However, a range of special and heterogeneous needs must be considered when designing and deploying AT for people with dementia, and consequently the involvement of end-users throughout the design process is essential to provide usable and effective AT solutions.