Using Technology in Dementia Care, 9781785924170
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Technology can help dementia sufferers live better, more fulfilling lives.

Using Technology in Dementia Care

a guide to technology solutions for everyday living

$95.40

  • Paperback

    232 pages

  • Release Date

    14 June 2019

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Summary

Many new pieces of technology can be beneficial to individuals living with dementia, including both hardware and software. This straightforward guide summarises the current research on this growing topic, and gives practical advice on how available technology can be used to improve the everyday lives of people with dementia.

Looking at a range of available products, such as off-the-shelf computers and smartphones, to dementia specific applications and programs, it also addresses some …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781785924170
ISBN-10:1785924176
Author:Arlene Astell, Sarah Smith, Phil Joddrell
Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:232
Release Date:14 June 2019
Weight:346g
Dimensions:229mm x 151mm x 13mm
About The Author

Arlene Astell

Arlene Astell is Professor of Neurocognitive Disorders and Director of the Berkshire Memory and Cognition Research Centre, University of Reading, UK. She is also Ontario Shores Research Chair in Dementia Wellbeing, University of Toronto, Canada.

Sarah Kate Smith is Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS), University of Sheffield, UK.

Phil Joddrell is Research Associate at the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH), University of Sheffield, UK.

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