TY - GEN
T1 - Requirements gathering with Alzheimer's patients and caregivers
AU - Hawkev, Kirstie
AU - Inkpen, Kori M.
AU - Rockwood, Kenneth
AU - McAllister, Michael
AU - Slonim, Jacob
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:32344440129
SN - 1595931597
T3 - ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
SP - 142
EP - 149
BT - ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
T2 - ASSETS 2005 - The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Y2 - 9 October 2005 through 12 October 2005
ER -