Seeing the First-Person Perspective in Dementia: A Qualitative Personal Evaluation Game to Evaluate Assistive Technology for People Affected by Dementia in the Home Context

摘要: The number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly. As a result, care has to be extended towards the home context. This increases burden on both informal caregivers and persons affected by dementia. To support these more effectively, technology could play an important role. However, it proves challenging involve them in user-centred research this purpose. Therefore, there need for approaches that gather first-hand experiences from directly. presents personal evaluation game method, used context study assistive as experienced its users. In parallel, questionnaire was applied explore difference data between methods. study, 12 households participated, each person diagnosed partner still living their caregiver. During period 3 weeks, participants dynamic lighting armature designed improve sleep–wake cycle evaluated through one results show newly developed method manages capture first-person perspective, appropriate tool information gathered allowed researchers daily lives detail, mainly due diverse types input. shows first step ecologically valid includes such proved qualitative explorative, able provide insights into