Journal article
Memory Keeper: A prototype digital application to improve engagement with people with dementia in long-term care (innovative practice)
Dementia, Vol.19(4), pp.1287-1298
2020
Abstract
People with dementia living in long-term care commonly experience loneliness and lack of meaningful activity. Memory Keeper is a prototype digital application that presents personalised prompts to stimulate reminiscences and meaningful engagement with formal and informal carers. A trial involving three persons with dementia in long-term care and seven family and staff members revealed no negative responses to the device or application. Family members said it was valuable in improving the quality of engagement and made visits more enjoyable. If practical and technical barriers can be overcome, Memory Keeper could become an innovative family engagement tool for dementia management.
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- Title
- Memory Keeper: A prototype digital application to improve engagement with people with dementia in long-term care (innovative practice)
- Authors
- Margaret McAllister (Author) - Central Queensland UniversityJeanne Dayton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringFlorin I Oprescu (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMary Katsikitis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawChristian M Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Dementia, Vol.19(4), pp.1287-1298
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1177/1471301217737872
- ISSN
- 1471-3012
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Public Health; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450594402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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