Development of Prompting Device for Dementia

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25282008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Design science
• Research Institution: Kobe Design University
• Principal Investigator: Sagara Jiro 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学部, 教授 (10330490)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANEMURA Rumi 神戸大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 教授 (00324690) ; NAKAZONO Shogo 兵庫県立福祉のまちづくり研究所, 研究員 (80709907)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NODA Kazue 神戸大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 准教授 (50208352) ; NAGAO Toru 神戸大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 准教授 (80273796) ; TAGASHIRA Akinori 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学部, 助教 (80512516) ; MIAKE Nobu 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学部, 助教 (40512463)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症 / MCI / 家庭電化製品

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We interviewed elderlies who live alone or alone in daytime in their own houses by using ETUQ-Japan (Everyday Technology Usage Questionnaire - Japan) developed in Karorinska Institute Sweden. The amount of subjects is 185 through continuous research. We found some topics what appliances they use continuously and those features. Adding this, we listed troubles or annoyances complaint by their selves or their family, then we categorized them into hour: first is important and prompting may be effective, second is not so important but prompting may be effective, third is important but prompting may not support it, and fourth is not so important and prompting is not relating it.
We developed some prompting devices related in first category. They are the gas stove, the washing machine, locking key, indoor atmosphere and confirming items when outing.

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