Integrating Daily Rituals into the Design of Assistive Technologies for People with Dementia

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dc.contributor.advisorDesai, Shital
dc.contributor.authorMutsuddi, Rupsha
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T21:22:27Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T21:22:27Z
dc.date.copyright2024-04-12
dc.date.issued2024-07-18
dc.date.updated2024-07-18T21:22:26Z
dc.degree.disciplineDesign
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMDes - Master of Design
dc.description.abstractDementia is a family of diseases which cause cognitive impairments and impede the engagement in everyday activities. For people living with dementia (PwD), technologies can facilitate the process of engaging in these daily activities. However, many of these technologies are poorly adopted by PwD, as they are often designed without their input or involvement. This thesis aims to understand daily rituals and map those rituals into the design of technologies. This thesis uses Human-Centered Design (HCD) approaches, such as contextual inquiry, to understand daily rituals for PwD and identify ways to integrate rituals into technology design. Research data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 14 participants (8 informal caregivers and 6 people living with dementia). The interview data was then analyzed in ATLASTi to generate insights informing the design and development of several prototype iterations.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42160
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectDesign
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.subject.keywordsHuman-centered design
dc.subject.keywordsDaily rituals
dc.subject.keywordsDementia
dc.subject.keywordsPeople living with dementia
dc.subject.keywordsTechnology design
dc.subject.keywordsLeisure activities
dc.subject.keywordsOlder adults
dc.subject.keywordsHealthy ageing
dc.subject.keywordsAgeing in place
dc.titleIntegrating Daily Rituals into the Design of Assistive Technologies for People with Dementia
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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