First International Workshop on Pervasive Care for People with Dementia and their Carers

Research Article

Supporting Reflection and Creative Thinking by Carers of Older People with Dementia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246124,
        author={Kristine Karlsen and Konstantinos  Zachos and Neil Maiden and Sara Jones and Ian  Turner and Malcolm Rose and Kevin Pudney},
        title={Supporting Reflection and Creative Thinking by Carers of Older People with Dementia},
        proceedings={First International Workshop on Pervasive Care for People with Dementia and their Carers},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={PCPDC},
        year={2012},
        month={4},
        keywords={dementia care recording care information mobile apps reflective learning case-based reasoning creative thinking},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246124}
    }
    
  • Kristine Karlsen
    Konstantinos Zachos
    Neil Maiden
    Sara Jones
    Ian Turner
    Malcolm Rose
    Kevin Pudney
    Year: 2012
    Supporting Reflection and Creative Thinking by Carers of Older People with Dementia
    PCPDC
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246124
Kristine Karlsen1,*, Konstantinos Zachos1, Neil Maiden1, Sara Jones1, Ian Turner2, Malcolm Rose2, Kevin Pudney2
  • 1: City University London
  • 2: Registered Nursing Home Association
*Contact email: kristine.karlsen.1@city.ac.uk

Abstract

This paper reports ongoing research and development in the EU-funded MIRROR project to support and enhance reflective learning and creative problem solving during the care of older people with dementia. The research has designed and implemented apps on mobile devices that support more direct capture of care information in situ and support creative thinking about care in difficult situations from existing cases of good care practice. These devices and apps are currently being trialed in one care home to explore their feasibility.