Aging, both of individuals and populations, presents challenges and opportunities. The
multitude of morbidities and disabilities that are a too common component of aging …

Patient 'engagement'or 'involvement'in health research broadly refers to including people
with lived experience (ie individuals with personal experience of a health issue and their …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

Background: With the expected increase in the numbers of persons with dementia, providing
timely, adequate, and affordable care and support is challenging. Assistive and health …

Abstract Purpose of the Study To measure and describe the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality
Forest (VRF) on engagement, apathy, and mood states of people with dementia, and …

Background: Because the pattern of illnesses changes in an aging population and many
people manage to live well with chronic diseases, a group of health care professionals …

Although there are promising benefits of supportive technology in dementia care, use of
these technologies is still limited. It is challenging for researchers and developers in this field …

This scoping review summarizes findings from 23 qualitative articles on how social and built
environments contribute to the well-being of people with dementia who live at home …

Co-designing with people with dementia (PwD) can uncover their needs and preferences,
which have been often overlooked. It is difficult for PwD to understand designers and …

Objectives This research is part of an international project to design and test a home-based
healthcare robot to help older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early dementia …