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Case study in SenseCam use as an intervention technology for early-stage dementia

Piasek, Paulina, Irving, Kate orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9255-4574 and Smeaton, Alan F. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1028-8389 (2013) Case study in SenseCam use as an intervention technology for early-stage dementia. International Journal of Computers in Helathcare, 1 (4). pp. 304-319. ISSN 1755-3202

Abstract
Dementia is a growing concern with an estimated 41,740 in Ireland and 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide. In the absence of a medical cure for dementia, pervasive technologies are emerging to support people with dementia. Among such applications is lifelogging, which involves continuously wearing technology to capture a large part of the wearer’s life emerging. The recorded data allows clinicians and others to detect behaviour changes or help in memory recall. This study explores the use of SenseCam lifelogging technology as a therapeutic intervention for people with early stage dementia. Based on the principles of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) it aims to engage them in meaningful discussions about their recent past as captured in the SenseCam images. These discussions offer potential to help maintain the person’s identity. The preliminary findings from the first case study highlight some functional issues of SenseCam use within CST principles.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:SenseCam
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Mental health
Computer Science > Lifelog
Medical Sciences > Nursing
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Nursing and Human Sciences
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Research Institutes and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Publisher:Inderscience
Official URL:http://www.inderscience.com/ijcih/
Copyright Information:Copyright © 2012 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:17745
Deposited On:24 Jan 2013 12:10 by Alan Smeaton . Last Modified 31 Oct 2018 12:44
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