TY - JOUR
T1 - Information and communication technology solutions for outdoor navigation in dementia
AU - Teipel, Stefan
AU - Babiloni, Claudio
AU - Hoey, Jesse
AU - Kaye, Jeffrey
AU - Kirste, Thomas
AU - Burmeister, Oliver
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Introduction: Information and communication technology (ICT) is potentially mature enough to empower outdoor and social activities in dementia. However, actual ICT-based devices have limited functionality and impact, mainly limited to safety. What is an ideal operational framework to enhance this field to support outdoor and social activities? Methods: Review of literature and cross-disciplinary expert discussion. Results: A situation-aware ICT requires a flexible fine-tuning by stakeholders of system usability and complexity of function, and of user safety and autonomy. It should operate by artificial intelligence/machine learning and should reflect harmonized stakeholder values, social context, and user residual cognitive functions. ICT services should be proposed at the prodromal stage of dementia and should be carefully validated within the life space of users in terms of quality of life, social activities, and costs. Discussion: The operational framework has the potential to produce ICT and services with high clinical impact but requires substantial investment.
AB - Introduction: Information and communication technology (ICT) is potentially mature enough to empower outdoor and social activities in dementia. However, actual ICT-based devices have limited functionality and impact, mainly limited to safety. What is an ideal operational framework to enhance this field to support outdoor and social activities? Methods: Review of literature and cross-disciplinary expert discussion. Results: A situation-aware ICT requires a flexible fine-tuning by stakeholders of system usability and complexity of function, and of user safety and autonomy. It should operate by artificial intelligence/machine learning and should reflect harmonized stakeholder values, social context, and user residual cognitive functions. ICT services should be proposed at the prodromal stage of dementia and should be carefully validated within the life space of users in terms of quality of life, social activities, and costs. Discussion: The operational framework has the potential to produce ICT and services with high clinical impact but requires substantial investment.
KW - Social participation
KW - Intention recognition
KW - Assistive technology
KW - Mobility
KW - Cognitive decline
KW - Disorientation
KW - Situation-aware assistance
U2 - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.11.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 26776761
SN - 1552-5260
VL - 12
SP - 695
EP - 707
JO - Alzheimer's and Dementia
JF - Alzheimer's and Dementia
IS - 6
ER -