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Development of a Protocol for the Assessment of Assistive Aids for People with Dementia

Inger Hagen

Own Company, post{at}ihagen.no

Torhild Holthe

Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research, torhild.holthe{at}nordemens.no

Jane Gilliard

University of the West of England and University of Bristol, jgilliard{at}dementia-voice.org.uk

Päivi Topo

National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES), Finland, Paivi.Topo{at}stakes.fi

Suzanne Cahill

Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, Dublin, Scahill{at}stjames.ie

Emer Begley

Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, Dublin, ebegley{at}stjames.ie

Kerry Jones

Dementia Voice, UK, kjones{at}dementia-voice.org.uk

Pertina Duff

Work Reseach Centre, Dublin, p.duff{at}wrc-ressearch.ie

Jurate Macijauskiene

Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania, juramac{at}takas.lt

Ausra Budraitiene

Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania, ausra.sk{at}mail.lt

Sidsel Bjørneby

Own Company, sibjoern{at}online.no

Knut Engedal

Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research, knut.engedal{at}nordemens.no

Assistive aids can support some people with dementia in their daily life. Examples are devices designed to facilitate time orientation, use the telephone, and cooker monitors that switch the gas off in case of over-heating. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the feasibility of using different assistive aids and how to assess the usefulness of such products to the patient and the carer, as well as their costs and benefits for society. This article describes the development of a protocol for a multinational assessment study of different assistive aids to be used by people with dementia living in their own home. Experiences of using the protocol are also reported in this article. This work is part of the ENABLE project.

Key Words: independence • technology • usefulness • well-being

Dementia, Vol. 3, No. 3, 281-296 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1471301204045161
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