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Monitoring Activities of Daily Living for Maintaining Independent Living in Dementia

Authors:
Jonathan Turner
Ciaran Nugent
Damon Berry
Dympna OSullivan
Michael Wilson
Julie Doyle

Keywords: dementia; self-monitoring; activities of daily living; independent living

Abstract:
Our ability to live independent meaningful lives depends on our ability to perform various activities and to maintain our cognitive functions. Maintaining independent living is important for persons with dementia, it increases self-worth and allows to remain independent and in their own homes for longer. We describe the activities established as being important for the maintenance of independent living, and methods for monitoring these activities using technology

Pages: 13 to 14

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2022

Publication date: October 16, 2022

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8491

ISBN: 978-1-68558-004-9

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from October 16, 2022 to October 20, 2022