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Progressive Release of Informational Materials for People Living with Dementia and Their Informal Carers

  • Jonathan Turner
  • , Siobhán O’Neill
  • , Damon Berry
  • , Julie Doyle
  • , Harish Kambampati
  • , Orla Moran
  • , Suzanne Smith
  • , Michael Wilson
  • , Dympna O’Sullivan

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

Abstract

We describe a process for selecting informational material for people living with dementia that is most appropriate for their stage of dementia. This material provides information on the disease, on ways of living with the disease, and on activities that may delay the progression of the disease, with a view to maintaining an individual’s independent living at home. Informational material is suggested according to both an individual’s overall clinical disease progression and progression along seven cognitive domain axes that contribute to the overall progression, for example ‘working memory’ performance or ‘attention’, with scores for these axes being derived from clinical judgement, from fixed and wearable sensors, or from performance when interacting with devices. Material is rated according to relevance to overall disease progression and relevance to each of the seven axes. For example, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland ‘Living Day To Day’ document is most relevant to those diagnosed with early dementia onwards, but may also have useful information for those without a dementia diagnosis but are experiencing problems with their working memory or attention.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
EditorsJohn Mantas, Arie Hasman, Parisis Gallos, Emmanouil Zoulias, Konstantinos Karitis
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages76-80
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781643686004
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jun 2025
Event23rd Annual International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2025 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 4 Jul 20256 Jul 2025

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume328
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference23rd Annual International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2025
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period4/07/256/07/25

Keywords

  • Dementia
  • Document selection
  • People Living with Dementia (PLwD)
  • Personalised information

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