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Using Smartphones to Increase Independence for People with Dementia by Beverley Cook and Krishan PatelTRANSCRIPT
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Using Smartphones to Increase Independence for
People with Dementia
Dr Beverley CookKrishan Patel
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Overview
•Aims of the projects
•Motivation
•System details
•Evaluation and Future work
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Aim of the Project
•To increase independence for dementia patients and reduce the need for home visits
•By:–creating a system for carers to provide reminders which are accessible from an Android smartphone
–providing further functionality useful for dementia patients and their carers
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Motivation
•Dementia affects millions of people worldwide [1]
•Caring for dementia patients costs £23billion a year, expected to reach £50billion by 2038 [2]
•Utilize common technology
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System Architecture
Errand Database
Add errandsView errands
Errand completed
Monitor errands
Patient Carer
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Carer Website
•Add New Errands
•Amend/Delete Errands
•Mark Errands as complete
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Patient Application
•View Errands
•Notes
•Contacts
•Reminders
•Assistance
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Patient Application
•View Errands – see a list of current and future errands
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Patient Application
•Notes – enter short notes within the app
•Contacts – easy communication to a list of contacts within the app
•Reminders – add and view a list of private reminders not shared with the carer.
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Patient Application
•Assistance – ‘Panic Button’, quick way to contact the carer or emergency services
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Evaluation and Future Work
•System demonstrated to Assistive Technology Project manager at Luton Borough Council, and a social worker
• Identified improvements to usability and suggested new features which will inform future work
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Usability improvements
•Expand user base to those with other mental health issues
•Provide options to increase text and button size
•Use images instead of text
•Use audio recordings for notifications
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Functionality
• Improve notes function with handwriting recognition or speech recognition
•GPS tracking, navigation and ‘geo-fencing’
•Falls detector
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Conclusions
• A novel reminder system for dementia patients has been presented.
• The system will increase the patient’s independence, whilst reducing the time and cost.
• The results of an initial evaluation have confirmed the feasibility of the system
• suggestions for improvements and extra functionality which will inform the future work on this project.
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References
[1] Alzheimer's Disease International, 2010. Dementia Statistics [online]. Available at: http://www.alz.co.uk/research/statistics [Accessed Feb/15 2013].
[2] Alzheimer's Society, 2013. The dementia guide [online]. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=2227 [Accessed Sept/9 2013].
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Using Smartphones to Increase Independence for
People with Dementia
Dr Beverley CookKrishan Patel