Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - a support in everyday life for persons with dementia and their relatives.

The overall aim of the research project is to study how persons with dementia and their relatives experience the use of ICT support in their everyday life, with focus on the use of a passive positioning alarm. Another aim is to study reflections on outdoor activities among persons with dementia, as well as the effect of implementing a passive positioning alarm on the life situation of persons with dementia and their relatives.

Researchers

Claudia Lampic, Docent, Karolinska Institutet
Maria Engström, Docent, Högskolan i Gävle
Kirsti Skovdahl, Med. Dr, Örebro Universitet
Annakarin Olsson, lecture, Högskolan i Gävle