Application of Assisted Technology to Facilitate Dementia Care : A Collaborative Model from the “eMemory Kits”

Florence Meng-Soi FONG; Zilin LI; Karen Siu-Lan CHEUNG; Anita WONG; Dickson Chak Kwan CHAN

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-0817-1_38

Application of Assisted Technology to Facilitate Dementia Care : A Collaborative Model from the “eMemory Kits”

Florence Meng-Soi FONG^*
, Zilin LI
, Karen Siu-Lan CHEUNG
, Anita WONG
, Dickson Chak Kwan CHAN

^*Corresponding author for this work

Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Handbook of Primary Healthcare
Editors	Ben Yuk Fai FONG, Vincent Tin Sin LAW, Albert LEE
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Pages	625-649
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819608171
ISBN (Print)	9789819608164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0817-1_38
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2025

Publication series

Name	Quality of Life in Asia (QLAS)
Publisher	Springer
Volume	21
ISSN (Print)	2211-0550
ISSN (Electronic)	2211-0569

Bibliographical note

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.

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Assistive technology
Cognitive impairment
Collaborative approach
Primary healthcare
User-friendly design

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FONG, F. M.-S., LI, Z., CHEUNG, K. S.-L., WONG, A., & CHAN, D. C. K. (2025). Application of Assisted Technology to Facilitate Dementia Care : A Collaborative Model from the “eMemory Kits”. In B. Y. F. FONG, V. T. S. LAW, & A. LEE (Eds.), The Handbook of Primary Healthcare (pp. 625-649). (Quality of Life in Asia (QLAS); Vol. 21). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0817-1_38

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