Portraits of individuals with dementia: Views of care managers

Gemma Webster; Deborah I. Fels; Gary Gowans; Vicki L. Hanson

Portraits of individuals with dementia: Views of care managers

Gemma Webster (Lead / Corresponding author), Deborah I. Fels (Lead / Corresponding author), Gary Gowans (Lead / Corresponding author), Vicki L. Hanson (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

It can be very difficult to get to know a person with late-stage dementia. This is especially true for staff that work in care homes with little time to spend with each resident and even less to focus on social interaction. This paper presents a software tool that was created to help care staff become more familiar with a person with dementia in a limited timeframe. A study was conducted with three care home managers to collect initial response, usefulness and usability ratings of the software in a care home environment. The participants responded positively to the software finding it engaging and very relevant to a care home environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of HCI 2011
Subtitle of host publication	25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction
Publisher	British Computer Society
Pages	331 - 340
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Jul 2011 → 8 Jul 2011 http://ewic.bcs.org/category/16894

Conference

Conference	25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction
Abbreviated title	HCI 2011
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Period	4/07/11 → 8/07/11
Internet address	http://ewic.bcs.org/category/16894

Keywords

Care Aid
Dementia
Multimedia
Usability

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Portraits of individuals with dementia: Views of care managers. / Webster, Gemma (Lead / Corresponding author); Fels, Deborah I. (Lead / Corresponding author); Gowans, Gary (Lead / Corresponding author) et al.
Proceedings of HCI 2011: 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction. British Computer Society, 2011. p. 331 - 340.

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