TY - JOUR
T1 - User-centred iterative design of a smartwatch system supporting spontaneous reminiscence therapy for people living with dementia
AU - Paay, Jeni
AU - Kjeldskov, Jesper
AU - Aaen, Ivan
AU - Bank, Mette
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to gratefully acknowledge the willing participation and input from the staff and residents of the Farsøhthus Care Home in Djursland, Denmark. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Reminiscence therapy is beneficial for improving the quality of life for older adults living with dementia. However, it is difficult for caregivers in care homes to make this part of their daily practice because remembering a resident’s individual stories is difficult. Proximity-aware technologies can make rapid connections between residents, their histories, and nearby artefacts. Through a user-centred iterative design approach, we designed Memento, a prototype technology system that makes it easy and convenient for caregivers to connect residents with real stories from their past and engage them in meaningful conversations. Memento displays connections between a resident’s stories and their surroundings on a caregiver smartphone. Caregivers can then subtly use this information to start spontaneous reminiscences with residents, as they go about their everyday activities. Remembering their histories was highly enjoyable for residents, giving them a renewed sense of self-confidence and well-being.
AB - Reminiscence therapy is beneficial for improving the quality of life for older adults living with dementia. However, it is difficult for caregivers in care homes to make this part of their daily practice because remembering a resident’s individual stories is difficult. Proximity-aware technologies can make rapid connections between residents, their histories, and nearby artefacts. Through a user-centred iterative design approach, we designed Memento, a prototype technology system that makes it easy and convenient for caregivers to connect residents with real stories from their past and engage them in meaningful conversations. Memento displays connections between a resident’s stories and their surroundings on a caregiver smartphone. Caregivers can then subtly use this information to start spontaneous reminiscences with residents, as they go about their everyday activities. Remembering their histories was highly enjoyable for residents, giving them a renewed sense of self-confidence and well-being.
KW - Iterative design
KW - reflective practice
KW - reminiscence therapy
KW - smartwatch applications
KW - user-centred design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85131290814&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/14604582221106002
DO - 10.1177/14604582221106002
M3 - Article
C2 - 35658692
AN - SCOPUS:85131290814
SN - 1460-4582
VL - 28
JO - Health Informatics Journal
JF - Health Informatics Journal
IS - 2
ER -