TY - GEN
T1 - An exploration of real-time environmental interventions for care of dementia patients in assistive living
AU - Rebenitsch, Lisa
AU - Owen, Charles B.
AU - Ferrydiansyah, Reza
AU - Bohil, Corey
AU - Biocca, Frank
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Patients in the early stages of dementia are often subject to a variety of dangerous symptoms and behaviors including depression, wandering, and aggression. These conditions severely influence both quality of life and the degree of caretaker intervention that is necessary. Non-pharmacological interventions can alleviate these symptoms in some cases and are preferred as an alternative to medication when possible. This paper explores alternatives to the traditional definition of intervention, wherein the involvement of a caregiver is assumed, using a new modality wherein interventions are automatically instigated in response to conditions detected by physiological and behavioral measures. The environment is automatically manipulated in these methods in response to detected symptoms, intervening without the immediate assistance of a caregiver.
AB - Patients in the early stages of dementia are often subject to a variety of dangerous symptoms and behaviors including depression, wandering, and aggression. These conditions severely influence both quality of life and the degree of caretaker intervention that is necessary. Non-pharmacological interventions can alleviate these symptoms in some cases and are preferred as an alternative to medication when possible. This paper explores alternatives to the traditional definition of intervention, wherein the involvement of a caregiver is assumed, using a new modality wherein interventions are automatically instigated in response to conditions detected by physiological and behavioral measures. The environment is automatically manipulated in these methods in response to detected symptoms, intervening without the immediate assistance of a caregiver.
KW - Assistive living
KW - Behavioral interventions
KW - Psychophysiology
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U2 - 10.1145/1839294.1839335
DO - 10.1145/1839294.1839335
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77956288681
SN - 9781450300711
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - 3rd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2010
T2 - 3rd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2010
Y2 - 23 June 2010 through 25 June 2010
ER -