Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology

Martin Orrell is Director of the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Déborah Oliveira is Lecturer and Researcher on long-term care, dementia, and stigma, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. Orii McDermott is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Frans R. J. Verhey is Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry/ Neuropsychiatry at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Fania C. M. Dassen is Project Manager at the Alzheimer Center Limburg, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Rose-Marie Dröes is Emeritus Professor of Psychosocial Care for people with dementia and head of the research group ‘Care and support in dementia’ at the Department of Psychiatry of Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands.

1. An Introduction to the INDUCT Programme Part 1: Key Components of the INDUCT network 2. The unique training programme of INDUCT 3. Perspectives on public involvement activities Part 2: Improving the usability of technology in everyday life 4. Digital diaries to understand and support everyday life in ageing and dementia 5. Social participation and everyday technology use: a mixed methods study among people living with and without dementia Part 3: Evaluation of the effectiveness of technology 6. Condition of technology use and its interplay in the everyday lives of older adults with and without dementia 7. Thinkability a new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia 8. Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review 9. Exergaming as meaningful activity for people with dementia: evaluation of effect and implementation 10. Development and evaluation of FindMyApps: Fulfilling the needs and wishes of people with dementia to maintain Social Health 11. Internet based interventions for family carers of people with dementia Part 4: Implementation of technology in dementia care 12. Implementing eHealth interventions in dementia care: Lessons learned 13. Implementation and usefulness of cognitive stimulation computer based Gradior software 14. The role of Electronic Patient Records (EPR) for planning and delivering dementia care in nursing homes 15. PACE Steps to Success program – palliative healthcare technology for nursing home residents with and without dementia 16. A complex healthcare technology to improve advance care planning (ACP) in nursing homes 17. Conclusion: Best Practice Guidance human interaction with technology in dementia