TY - CHAP
T1 - Application of Assisted Technology to Facilitate Dementia Care : A Collaborative Model from the “eMemory Kits”
AU - FONG, Florence Meng-Soi
AU - LI, Zilin
AU - CHEUNG, Karen Siu-Lan
AU - WONG, Anita
AU - CHAN, Dickson Chak Kwan
N1 - The authors acknowledge the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club for sponsoring the “eMemory Kits” evaluation study. Special thanks go to Ms. Grace Chan and Ms. Dorothy Wong of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service for facilitating collaboration and sharing insights from previous projects. Appreciation is extended to Motive Force and Medmind Technology for their contributions to developing the “eMemory Kits”. The authors also thank the research team at the Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, the staff of HKCWC, and all interviewees for their support and participation.
PY - 2025/3/30
Y1 - 2025/3/30
N2 - This chapter details a pilot project, “eMemory Kits,” as a case study to enhance primary healthcare services in Hong Kong. The project demonstrates a collaborative, evidence-based approach to transform a conventional cognitive training tool, the Memory Treasury Hunt®, into a digital solution for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Elderly end-users and diverse stakeholders, including service providers, technology developers, researchers, and healthcare practitioners, were actively engaged throughout the development and implementation process. Mixed methods were employed to gather feedback, test usability, assess acceptability among stakeholders and inform the refinement and application of the digital training kits. Evaluation results revealed high user satisfaction and acceptance among elderly end-users and staff in various care settings. The project offers valuable insights for developing and promoting the use of assistive technologies to facilitate ageing-in-place for the elderly.
AB - This chapter details a pilot project, “eMemory Kits,” as a case study to enhance primary healthcare services in Hong Kong. The project demonstrates a collaborative, evidence-based approach to transform a conventional cognitive training tool, the Memory Treasury Hunt®, into a digital solution for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Elderly end-users and diverse stakeholders, including service providers, technology developers, researchers, and healthcare practitioners, were actively engaged throughout the development and implementation process. Mixed methods were employed to gather feedback, test usability, assess acceptability among stakeholders and inform the refinement and application of the digital training kits. Evaluation results revealed high user satisfaction and acceptance among elderly end-users and staff in various care settings. The project offers valuable insights for developing and promoting the use of assistive technologies to facilitate ageing-in-place for the elderly.
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-0817-1_38
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-0817-1_38
M3 - Book Chapter
SN - 9789819608164
T3 - Quality of Life in Asia (QLAS)
BT - The Handbook of Primary Healthcare
A2 - FONG, Ben Yuk Fai
A2 - LAW, Vincent Tin Sin
A2 - LEE, Albert
PB - Springer Singapore
ER -