Conference proceeding
Narratives of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers
Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, pp 140-149
19 Oct 2017
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Abstract
The design of assistive technology is dictated by the narratives surrounding a particular impairment and its impact on one's life. This in turn affects the perceptions of the users - both the role of technology as well as their own sense of identity. In the case of those with a mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementia, home-based technologies that are disability and change focused shape the identity of the very people they are to help - reifying their dependency and their loss of self. With this study, we set out to better understand the narratives of people living with a mild cognitive impairment as well as their partners that live with them and provide care. Within this investigation, we uncovered the predominance of a disease-focused narrative - one that laments loss of identity and the struggles of daily care. However, we also uncovered a different narrative centered on the role of technology to provide support within the dyads' life. These technology narratives were evidence of a need to support the biopsychosocial aspects of autonomy for both parties and improved relationships. We use our findings to further discuss the driving force behind design goals for home-based technologies for those with a mild cognitive impairment.
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- Title
- Narratives of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers
- Creators
- Galina Madjaroff - University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyHelena Mentis - University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyACM
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, pp 140-149
- Conference
- ASSETS '17: The 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
- Series
- ACM Conferences
- Publisher
- ACM
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science (Informatics)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000610422500016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85041429252
- Other Identifier
- 991021916915404721
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