Research Article
Dealing with Wandering in Institutional Care: Exploring the Field
@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
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.
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