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The perceptions of people with dementia on robot companions and their potential to reduce loneliness and isolation
(2015)
Introduction & background: Many people with dementia experience social exclusion, loneliness and isolation which contribute to further cognitive decline. The use of ICT solutions to combat isolation and loneliness in people ...
The perceptions of people with dementia on the factors that strengthen their resilience
(NUI Galway, 2015)
[No abstract available]
Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual: study protocol for the Valuing Active Life in Dementia (VALID) multi-centre, pragmatic randomised trial
(BioMed Central, 2016-02-03)
Background
A community-based occupational therapy intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD)) was found clinically and cost effective ...
What people with dementia want: designing MARIO an acceptable robot companion
(NUI Galway, 2016)
The number of people with dementia is expected to double every 20 years to 66 million by 2030 and 115 million by 2050 [1]. More than a third of people with dementia have reported loneliness [2]. Robots have the potential ...
Healthcare staffs' experiences and perceptions of caring for people with dementia in the acute setting: qualitative evidence synthesis
(Elsevier, 2016-06-09)
Background: Dementia is a global issue, with increasing prevalence rates impacting on
health services internationally. People with dementia are frequently admitted to hospital,
an environment that may not be suited to ...
The perceptions of people with dementia on robot companions and their potential to reduce loneliness and isolation
(2016-06-22)
[No abstract available]
People with dementia's perceptions of resilience and the factors that strengthen resilience
(NUI Galway, 2014-11)
[No abstract available]
The unmet palliative care needs of those dying with dementia
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2015-03)
An estimated 33.9 million people are living with dementia worldwide. The overall estimated median survival time from onset of dementia to death is 4.1 years for men and 4.6 years for women, with longer survival times in ...
Perceptions of people with dementia and carers on robot companions
(NUI Galway, 2015)
[No abstract available]
Designing an acceptable and useful companion robot for people with dementia and carers in Ireland: the MARIO project
(NUI Galway, 2016-10-31)
[No abstract available]