Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care:  Exploring the Field

Claudia Mueller; Lin Wan; Volker Wulf

7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care: Exploring the Field

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252103,
    author={Claudia Mueller and Lin Wan and Volker Wulf},
    title={Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care:  Exploring the Field},
    proceedings={7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2013},
    month={5},
    keywords={dementia care wandering management institutional care},
    doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252103}
}

Claudia Mueller
Lin Wan
Volker Wulf
Year: 2013
Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care: Exploring the Field
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252103

Claudia Mueller¹^,*, Lin Wan², Volker Wulf²

1: International Institute for Socio-Informatics
2: University of Siegen

*Contact email: claudia.mueller@uni-siegen.de

Abstract

We will present a case study on institutional care workers’ strategies in dealing with wandering dementia patients. We will highlight their day-to-day practices, permanently balancing conflicting demands around keeping harm away from residents with wandering behavior. The risk of harm is multifactorial and also socially, culturally and organizationally defined. A closer examination of how the staff uses non-tech, low-tech and information and communication technology (ICT) artifacts in their daily practice helps us gain a better understanding of their practical problems and rationales for further ICT design.

Keywords: dementia care wandering management institutional care

Published: 2013-05-23
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252103