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Introduction
Cultural anthropologist specialised in health, technology & dementia. I am currently a PhD-student at DZNE Witten, as part of the Marie-Curie ITN programme DISTINCT. Here I will look at the implementation of social robots for people with dementia in nursing homes.
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October 2019 - present
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In dementia care, access to effective psychosocial interventions is often addressed by evidence-based guidelines for care providers. However, it is unclear if current guidelines consider personal characteristics that may impact intervention effectiveness. This study investigates if, and within what framing, dementia care guidelines in Europe addres...
Objective
This study aimed to identify factors that hinder or facilitate the implementation of an exergaming technology, SilverFit Mile, which offers virtual cycling, for nursing home residents with dementia in and its potential impact on feelings of loneliness.
Methods
The study followed a descriptive qualitative approach using semi structured in...
In this article, we explore how pet robots come into being in a Danish nursing home for people with dementia, based on five months of ethnographic fieldwork. We argue that the researcher and the robot become an assembled temporary figure in the nursing home: the woman with the dog. We show how pet robots are characterized by their fluidity and can...
Objective:INDUCT (Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology), and DISTINCT (Dementia Inter-sectorial strategy for training and innovation network for current technology) are two Marie Sklodowska-Curie funded International Training Networks that aimed to develop a multi-disciplinary, inter-sectorial educational research framewo...
Background:
In the lives of people with dementia, loneliness is an important issue with psychological and physical consequences. Active assisted living (AAL) technology has been gaining visibility in the care of persons living with dementia, including addressing loneliness. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is a lack of evidence concern...
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Social robots are increasingly used in the care of older adults, including people living with dementia. An important prerequisite for effective use is knowledge about which factors facilitate and hinder the acceptance of social robots. The aim of this review at the intersection of health care research and human–robot interaction research is to unde...
BACKGROUND
In the lives of people with dementia, loneliness is an important issue with psychological and physical consequences. Active assisted living (AAL) technology has been gaining visibility in the care of persons living with dementia, including addressing loneliness. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is a lack of evidence concernin...
I denne artikel undersøges det manuelle og algoritmiske arbejde, der foregår bag skærmen på en digital platform, som er designet til at afhjælpe og forebygge ensomhed. Platformen udbydes til kommuner af en privat virksomhed og finansieres af kommunerne via et abonnement, som giver kommunens borgere fuld adgang til at oprette sig som brugere og beny...
Purpose
We aimed to identify assistive technologies that are promising for addressing loneliness in people living with dementia in long-term care.
Materials and methods
A scoping review was conducted. EBSCO, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and ProQuest were searched from 2000 to 2020. The included studies were selected by three independent researchers a...
Background
Psychosocial issues, such as social isolation and loneliness among older adults and people with dementia, continue to pose challenges with a rapidly aging population worldwide. Social robots are a rapidly emerging field of technology, developed to help address the psychosocial needs of this population. Although studies have reported posi...
Background
Psychosocial health issues such as depression and social isolation are an important cause of morbidity and premature mortality for older adults and people with dementia. Social robots are promising technological innovations to deliver effective psychosocial interventions to promote psychosocial wellbeing. Studies have reported positive f...
Background Psychosocial health issues such as depression and social isolation are an important cause of morbidity and premature mortality for older adults. Social robots are promising technological innovations to deliver effective psychosocial interventions to promote the psychosocial wellbeing of older adults, including people with dementia. Studi...
Background Psychosocial health issues such as depression and social isolation are an important cause of morbidity and premature mortality for older adults and people with dementia. Social robots are promising technological innovations to deliver effective psychosocial interventions to promote psychosocial wellbeing. Studies have reported positive f...
Background Psychosocial health issues such as depression and social isolation are an important cause of morbidity and premature mortality for older adults and people with dementia. Social robots are promising technological innovations to deliver effective psychosocial interventions to promote psychosocial wellbeing. Studies have reported positive f...
Vi undersøger i denne artikel den særlige relation, der opstår mellem mennesker med demens, deres pårørende og plejepersonalet, når demensramte flytter på plejehjem – det vi kalder en omsorgstrojka. Når demensramte flytter på plejehjem, er det ikke bare de fysiske rammer, der skiftes ud, der sker også et skift i de nære relationer, hvorigennem menn...
Boblberg.dk is a digital platform offered to Danish municipalities, and is used as an element in municipal initiatives aimed at strengthening mental health and preventing loneliness among the municipality's citizens. The company behind has been successful in marketing Boblberg.dk as a "social" platform positioned in contrast to other commercial dig...
Vi undersøger i denne artikel den særlige relation, der opstår mellem mennesker med demens, deres pårørende og plejepersonalet, når demensramte flytter på plejehjem – det vi kalder en omsorgstrojka. Når demensramte flytter på plejehjem, er det ikke bare de fysiske rammer, der skiftes ud, der sker også et skift i de nære relationer, hvorigennem menn...
