Research Article
Design Characteristics of Rehabilitation Playthings to Reduce Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Patients for Improving Well-Being Among Patients and Caregivers
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2342231, author={Donggui You and Saiful Hasley Ramli and Ziming Li and Xinxin Yu and Jian Wu}, title={Design Characteristics of Rehabilitation Playthings to Reduce Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Patients for Improving Well-Being Among Patients and Caregivers}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation Design and Digital Technology, ICIDDT 2023, November 3--5, 2023, Zhenjiang, China}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIDDT}, year={2024}, month={1}, keywords={rehabilitation playthings; alzheimer’s disease; neuropsychiatric symptoms; well-being design characteristics}, doi={10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2342231} }- Donggui You
Saiful Hasley Ramli
Ziming Li
Xinxin Yu
Jian Wu
Year: 2024
Design Characteristics of Rehabilitation Playthings to Reduce Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Patients for Improving Well-Being Among Patients and Caregivers
ICIDDT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-11-2023.2342231
Abstract
Play therapy has emerged as a treatment approach to address a broad range of emotional and behavioral issues. Specifically, rehabilitation playthings (RPT) have demonstrated significant benefits in reducing Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPSs) among Alzheimer’s patients. However, there is currently a lack of comprehensive research on the design and characteristics of RPT. To address the gap, this study aims to identify and determine the key characteristics of RPT tailored for Alzheimer's patients to alleviate neuropsychiatric symptoms. The systematic literature review synthesis method was employed in this study. The findings suggested that RPT for emotional shaping, goaldirected activity, music therapy, multisensory stimulation, cognitive stimulation therapy, and need-based intervention characteristics by multi-player, tangible, social interaction, and sensory stimulation could reduce NPSs and caregiver burden. This study contributes to the design of rehabilitation plaything (RPT)for reducing NPSs, which is directly associated with the well-being of both patients and caregivers.