Using observational engagement assessment method VC-IOE for evaluating an interactive table designed for seniors with dementia

Yuan Feng, Ruud van Reijmersdal, Suihuai Yu, Jun Hu, Matthias Rauterberg, Emilia Barakova

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Abstract

Seniors with dementia living in residential nursing homes are often lack of meaningful engagement and keeping them engaged in meaningful activities can help reduce boredom and improve their well-being. This paper presents an Interactive Table Design (ITD) for providing seniors with dementia meaningful engagements. An observational engagement assessment method, Video Coding – Incorporating Observed Emotion (VC-IOE), was adopted to further study the effectiveness of the intervention design. Qualitative data such as video recordings of four participants engaged with the ITD and comparison intervention Pim Pam Pet (PPP) in Vitalis Kelinschalig Wonen, were then analyzed following the video analysis protocols of VC-IOE. The results from video coding analysis provided an overview of participants’ emotional responses and engagement situations through six dimensions of engagement including emotional, verbal, visual, behavioral, collective engagement and agitation. The results showed sufficient positive impacts of ITD on participants which indicate that the ITD has the potential to be an effective intervention for providing seniors with dementia with meaningful engagement while keeping them socially connected in a nursing home.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSmart Health - International Conference, ICSH 2017, Proceedings
EditorsElena Karahanna, Indranil Bardhan, Hsinchun Chen, Daniel Dajun Zeng
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages26-37
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319679631
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventInternational Conference on Smart Health, ICSH 2017 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 26 Jun 201727 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10347 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Smart Health, ICSH 2017
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period26/06/1727/06/17

Keywords

  • Dementia
  • Design
  • Engagement
  • VC-IOE
  • Video analysis

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