Agetech, Cognitive Health, and Dementia

Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
	1.1	The Challenge
	1.2	Dementia and Cognitive Health
	1.3	AgeTech, Dementia, and Cognitive Health
	1.4	The Significance of AgeTech
	1.5	Overview of the Book
What is Cognitive Health?
	2.1	Introduction
	2.2	Age-Related Cognitive Changes
	2.3	Dementia
		2.3.1	How Many People have Dementia?
		2.3.2	Care for People with Dementia
	2.4	Mild Cognitive Impairment
	2.5	Preserving Cognitive Health
	2.6	Major and Minor Neurocognitive Disorders
	2.7	Find Out More
AgeTech for Cognitive Health and Dementia
	3.1	AgeTech Research and Products for Dementia and Cognitive Health
	3.2	AgeTech Challenges
	3.3	Find Out More
Supportive Homes and Communities
	4.1	The Challenge
	4.2 What’s in This Chapter?
	4.3	Persona and Scenario—Mike
	4.4	Technology for Supportive Homes and Communities
	4.5	Key Initiative—Hogeweyk Dementia Village
	4.6	Find Out More
Health Care and Health Service Delivery
	5.1	The Challenge
	5.2 What’s in This Chapter?
	5.3	Persona and Scenario—Dorothy
	5.4	Technology for Health Care and Health Service Delivery
	5.5	Key Initiative
	5.6	Find Out More
Autonomy and Independence
	6.1	The Challenge
	6.2 What’s in This Chapter?
	6.3	Persona and Scenario—Amrita
	6.4	Technology for Autonomy and Independence
	6.5	Key Initiative—The INDEPENDENT Project
	6.6	Find Out More
Mobility and Transportation
	7.1	The Challenge
	7.2 What’s In This Chapter?
	7.3	Persona and Scenario—Eva
	7.4	Technology for Mobility and Transportation
	7.5	Key Initiative—University of Southern California
	7.6	Find Out More
Healthy Lifestyles
	8.1 	The Challenge
	8.2  What’s in This Chapter?
	8.3 	Persona and Scenario—Mary-Anne and Betty
	8.4 	Technology for Supporting Healthy Lifestyles
	8.5 	Key Initiative—INDUCT Project
	8.6 	Find Out More
Staying Connected
	9.1 	The Challenge
	9.2  What’s in This Chapter?
	9.3 	Persona and Scenario—Albert
	9.4 	Technology for Staying Connected
	9.5 	Key Initiative—The Talking Mats
	9.6 	Find Out More
Financial Wellness and Employment
	10.1 The Challenge
	10.2 What’s in This Chapter
	10.3 Persona and Scenario—Edith
	10.4 Technology for Financial Wellness and Employment
	10.5 Key Initiatives
	10.6 Find Out More
Co-Creating Technologies with People Experiencing Cognitive Decline
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Key Principles in Co-creation
	11.3 Co-Creation: A Step-wise Process
		11.3.1	Step 1: Identify Stakeholders
		11.3.2	Step 2: Recruitment and AgeTech Appropriation: Engaging People Experiencing Cognitive Decline as Co-Researchers and Co-Creators
		11.3.3	Step 3: Maintaining Engagement and Involvement
		11.3.4	Step 4: Capacity Building and Training
		11.3.5	Step 5: Co-Designing and Development
	11.4 Approaches and Methods for Working with People with Dementia
		11.4.1	Methods for Co-Designing with People Experiencing Mild to Moderate Dementia
		11.4.2	Practical Initiatives that Involve People with Dementia in Research and Design
	11.5 Persona and Scenario—Dorothy
	11.6 Co-creation in Practice: Challenges and Limitations
	11.7 Summary
	11.8 Find Out More
Doing Ethical Research with People with Dementia: Challenges and Resolutions
	12.1 Mental Capacity, Informed Consent, and Assent
	12.2 Communication
	12.3 Gatekeeping
	12.4 Empathy and Understanding
	12.5 Protection and Responsibility
	12.6 Persona and Scenario—Edith
	12.7 Voice as Participants, Co-Researchers, or Partners
	12.8 Ethics and Cognitive Health
	12.9 Technology in the Real World
	12.10 Conclusion
	12.11 Find Out More
Policy, Technology, and Cognitive Health
	13.1 Cognitive Health is a Worldwide Challenge
	13.2 Social Priorities
	13.3 Economic Priorities
	13.4 National Plans for Dementia and Cognitive Health
	13.5 Sustainable Development Goals
	13.6 Policy and the Role of Technology
	13.7 Health Service Organization and Delivery
	13.8 Focus on Prevention
	13.9 Supporting People with Dementia
		13.9.1	Supporting Caregivers
	13.10 Wider Economic Considerations
	13.11 Ethical Issues
	13.12 Science Policy and Research
	13.13 Cost Effectiveness and Impact
	13.14 Policy Next Steps
	13.15 Find Out More
Demonstrating Impact—Is Technology Effective in Supporting People with Dementia?
	14.1 Lack of Evidence to Support Technology Adoption
	14.2 Impact of Technology on Dementia Care and Support
	14.3 Conclusion
Commercialization and Knowledge Mobilization
	15.1 Persona and Scenario—Ryan
	15.2 Some Basic Ideas
	15.3 Value Proposition
	15.4 Value Proposition Template
	15.5 Example—Value Proposition for a Non-Intrusive Home Monitoring System
	15.6 Techniques and Methods for Engaging with Customers
	15.7 Understanding the Market
	15.8 Business Model Canvas
	15.9 Find Out More
Emerging Issues and Future Directions
	16.1 The Word “AgeTech”
	16.2 The Role of Technology
	16.3 The Need for Evaluation and Evidence on the Outcomes of AgeTech
	16.4 Caregiving, “Gatekeepers,” and Caregivers
	16.5 Reflections on Covid-19
	16.6 Conclusion
AgeTech Glossary
References
Authors’ Biographies