The contrasting role of technology as both supportive and hindering in the everyday lives of people with mild cognitive deficits: a focus group study

Autor: Eva Lindqvist, Annika PerssonVasiliou, Amy S. Hwang, Alex Mihailidis, Arlene Astelle, Andrew Sixsmith, Louise Nygård

Publikováno v: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)

Abstract Background It is well known that people with mild cognitive deficits face challenges when performing complex everyday activities, and that the use of technology has become increasingly interwoven with everyday activities. However, less is kn

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Design Tools: Transforming Ideas into Products

Autor: Amy S. Hwang, Piper Jackson

Publikováno v: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice ISBN: 9783030343897

A great idea is only the beginning of a project. To be successful, that idea will have to be designed, developed, and shared in such a way that it is accepted and used by the wider public. This is true of health innovation and broadly in other health

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34390-3_28

Network-based approaches for evaluating ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies

Autor: Andrew Sixsmith, Tim Gomersall, Annicka Hedman, Amy S. Hwang, Alex Mihailidis, Louise Nygård, Arlene Astell

Publikováno v: Evaluation. 23:192-208

Ambient assisted living technologies could support people experiencing physical or cognitive challenges, to maintain social identities and complex activities of daily living. Although there has been substantial investment in developing ambient assist

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389017697615

Envisioning future cognitive telerehabilitation technologies: a co-design process with clinicians

Autor: Robin Green, Amy S. Hwang, Alex Mihailidis, Tuck-Voon How

Publikováno v: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 12:244-261

Purpose Cognitive telerehabilitation is the concept of delivering cognitive assessment, feedback, or therapeutic intervention at a distance through technology. With the increase of mobile devices, wearable sensors, and novel human-computer interfaces

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https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2015.1129457

Sustaining care for a parent with dementia: an indefinite and intertwined process

Autor: Alex Mihailidis, Pia Kontos, Jill I. Cameron, Lena Rosenberg, Amy S. Hwang, Louise Nygård

Publikováno v: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2017)
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

This study aimed to understand how adult children sustain caring for persons with dementia (PwDs) within their family and formal care contexts in Canada. Half-day focus groups were conducted with adult daughters and adult sons in Toronto, Canada. Usi

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