Requirements gathering with Alzheimer's patients and caregivers

Kirstie Hawkev; Kori M. Inkpen; Kenneth Rockwood; Michael McAllister; Jacob Slonim

Requirements gathering with Alzheimer's patients and caregivers

Kirstie Hawkev, Kori M. Inkpen, Kenneth Rockwood, Michael McAllister, Jacob Slonim

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Abstract

Technology may be able to play a role in improving the quality of life for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers. We are evaluating the feasibility of an information appliance with the goal of alleviating repetitive questioning behaviour, a contributing factor to caregiver stress. Interviews were conducted with persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers to determine the nature of the repetitive questioning behaviour, the information needs of patients, and the interaction abilities of both the patients and the caregivers. We report results of these interviews and discuss the challenges of requirements gathering with persons with Alzheimer's disease and the feasibility of introducing an information appliance to this population.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Pages	142-149
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: Oct 9 2005 → Oct 12 2005

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Name	ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Conference	ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore, MD
Period	10/9/05 → 10/12/05

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Engineering

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Requirements gathering with Alzheimer's patients and caregivers. / Hawkev, Kirstie; Inkpen, Kori M.; Rockwood, Kenneth et al.
ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. 2005. p. 142-149 (ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hawkev, K, Inkpen, KM, Rockwood, K, McAllister, M & Slonim, J 2005, Requirements gathering with Alzheimer's patients and caregivers. in ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, pp. 142-149, ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Baltimore, MD, United States, 10/9/05.

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