Keeping connected in care : development of technology to stimulate social interaction among older people in care facilities
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Ronan McDonnell, 'Keeping connected in care : development of technology to stimulate social interaction among older people in care facilities', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2012, pp 269Download Item:
Abstract:
Care settings for older people, such as nursing homes, can have low
levels of social engagement. Social interaction has been shown in many
studies as being crucial to both the mental and physical well-being of
older adults. Furthermore, increased social interaction has been shown to
have a positive effect on adjustment in institutions for the aged. Technology
can potentially provide an outlet for older people, allowing them
to contact friends and family as well as use online resources to perform
activities they previously undertook but no longer can, due to impairment
or geographic separation. However, previous studies designing this sort
of technology have focused on older people who are not in receipt of care
or are quite cognitively impaired, rather than individuals who are in care
settings and require some level of care on a daily basis, but are not significantly
cognitively impaired. The needs of these latter individuals may
be quite different to those who do not need care at all.
Author: McDonnell, Ronan
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Grimson, JanePublisher:
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