The role of everyday sounds in advanced dementia care

Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, Gail Kenning, Inge Bongers, Berry Eggen

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Samenvatting

The representation of sounds derived from everyday life can be beneficial for people with dementia by evoking memories and emotional responses. Despite this potential, integrating sound and sound-based interventions in care facilities has not received much research attention. In this paper, we present the findings from a field study that explored the responses of 19 people with advanced dementia to a selection of everyday sounds presented to them in a care home and the role of these responses in the care environment. To study this, we deployed Vita, a ‘pillow-like’ sound player, in two dementia care facilities for four weeks, during which observations were recorded. Afterwards, we conducted interviews with caregivers who used Vita in everyday care practice. Our findings reveal how everyday sounds provided by Vita stimulated meaningful conversation, playfulness, and connection between residents and caregivers. Furthermore, we propose design implications for integrating everyday sounds in dementia care.
Originele taal-2Engels
TitelProceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - (CHI '20)
Plaats van productieNew York, USA
UitgeverijAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Aantal pagina's14
ISBN van elektronische versie9781450367080
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - 21 apr. 2020
Evenement2020 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020 - Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Honolulu, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Duur: 25 apr. 202030 apr. 2020
https://chi2020.acm.org

Congres

Congres2020 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2020
Verkorte titelCHI 2020
Land/RegioVerenigde Staten van Amerika
StadHonolulu
Periode25/04/2030/04/20
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Financiering

This research was approved by the Ethics Review Board of Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (ref: EC-2019.22) and was evaluated and debriefed at the Client Representation Board of the care organization. This study is part of the ‘Everyday Sounds of Dementia’ project, a multidisciplinary collaboration between partners from care practice, health, and design. The main researcher conducting the in-context observations had previous experience in doing research with people with dementia and was supported by a project representative from the care organizations. As interaction sessions with Vita were organized as part of the daily activities and routines at the care home, the residents

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  • Best Paper Award CHI'20

    Houben, M. (Ontvanger), 2020

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