How can smart technology support people with mild-moderate dementia to benefit from the positive effects of listening to music in daily life? With a focus on the interaction with music, we will study how smart technology can enable human-product-interaction while adapting to loss of initiative.
How can smart technology support people with mild-moderate dementia to benefit from the positive effects of listening to music in daily life? The quality of life of people with dementia decreases rapidly when they experience difficulties in using everyday products and lose initiative. With a focus on the interaction with music, we study how smart technology can enable human-product-interaction while adapting to loss of initiative. As a result, knowledge on interaction design will be developed to help designers create better products for people with dementia.
In a first study, the role of music in the daily lives of people with dementia was explored. Contextmapping was used to gain insight into their needs and barriers related to listening to music. A second study explored how to address loss of initiative in the design of a music player for people with dementia. As part of this study is still ongoing, results of the evaluation of the music player will be published in 2022.
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