Publication year
2014Publisher
Sheffield : Sheffield Hallam University
ISBN
9781843873730
In
Yoxall, A.; Christer, K. (ed.), Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Design 4 Health, pp. 332-342Related links
Annotation
Second European Conference on Design 4 Health 2013 (3 - 5 July 2013, Sheffield)
Publication type
Article in monograph or in proceedings
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Editor(s)
Yoxall, A.
Christer, K.
Organization
SW OZ BSI CW
Languages used
English (eng)
Book title
Yoxall, A.; Christer, K. (ed.), Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Design 4 Health
Page start
p. 332
Page end
p. 342
Subject
Communication and MediaAbstract
Caregiving for seniors with mild cognitive impairments (MCI) brings the challenge to provide the right care task at the right time, thus requiring highly cooperative collaboration among caregivers. Meanwhile, caregivers experience stress caused by concerns regarding MCI patients' progressive disorientation and wandering, which results in 'Caregiver burden'. This paper presents a design case study on the development of a collaboration tool to support formal and informal caregivers. The design was informed by user research on caregivers’ group awareness with a particular focus on caregivers’ emotional experience. A conceptual prototype supporting care experience through reporting and sharing care activities and whereabouts of seniors was developed and tested with the caregivers. The concept describes how social network and mobile technology help minimize miscommunication between caregivers by inviting caregivers to articulate their activities in an enjoyable collaboration. For future work, participants suggested to explore how the application could be further tailored to address the needs of different care parties and the needs of the senior.
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