TY - GEN
T1 - Everyday technologies across the continuum of dementia care
AU - Smith, Glenn E.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The nomenclature for Alzheimer disease has recently been revised to include preclinical and mild cognitive impairment stages, along with dementia. These new stages provide an opportunity for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. Everyday technologies have a key role to play in all of these strategies as well as caregiver education and support. Primary prevention strategies include development of cognitive reserve through computerized brain fitness programs. Secondary prevention involves the development of routines, including mobile device based strategies to compensate for memory deficits. Telemedicine approaches can facility tertiary invention, and communication and internet resources aid in caregiver support and education.
AB - The nomenclature for Alzheimer disease has recently been revised to include preclinical and mild cognitive impairment stages, along with dementia. These new stages provide an opportunity for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. Everyday technologies have a key role to play in all of these strategies as well as caregiver education and support. Primary prevention strategies include development of cognitive reserve through computerized brain fitness programs. Secondary prevention involves the development of routines, including mobile device based strategies to compensate for memory deficits. Telemedicine approaches can facility tertiary invention, and communication and internet resources aid in caregiver support and education.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611179
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611179
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 24111366
AN - SCOPUS:84886469523
SN - 9781457702167
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 7040
EP - 7043
BT - 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013
T2 - 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013
Y2 - 3 July 2013 through 7 July 2013
ER -