Dementia and dementia research
H.S.M. de Kort
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AbstractWorldwide almost 36 million people have dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term describing a multifactorial disease which affects the brain. Dementia always has an effect on the patient, as well as on the spouse or on other family members. A search in the gerontechnology database showed that when using dementia as a keyword in combination with keywords describing the life domains from the cross fertilization matrix in gerontechnology a total of 56 articles are found. Almost 45% of these publications concern health related issues whereas only a few cases describe the target group or the phase of the dementia. For understanding dementia, the social context from the individual and the impact on family may become a new focus for supporting technologies.Keywords: cognitive impairments, family care, assistive technologies
H.S.M. de Kort (2014). Dementia and dementia research. Gerontechnology, 12(3), 125-126
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2014.12.3.002.00