Assistive Technologies Promoting the Experience of Self for People with Alzheimer’s Disease

Andrea Bosco, Giulio Lancioni

Abstract


Abstract: There is growing evidence on the importance of rehabilitation interventions promoting the persistence of the sense of self in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other forms of dementia. Assistive Technologies (AT) may contribute to the development of interventions aimed to improve adaptive responses to environmental demands. This, in turns, can promote self-awareness. At the same time AT can manage computer interfaces able to record and reproduce autobiographical multimedia contents that can be very useful during reminiscence tasks carried out during conversations with supportive staff. These tasks could promote the self-concept. Globally the AT can be of great help in setting up rehabilitation and leisure environments promoting the experience of self in people with AD and other dementias.

Keywords: Alzheimers’ Disease; Assistive Technologies; Reminiscence; Self-awareness; Self-concept.

 

Tecnologie assistive a sostegno dell'esperienza di sé in soggetti affetti da malattia di Alzheimer

Riassunto: Emerge con sempre maggiore chiarezza l’importanza di interventi riabilitativi in grado di promuovere l’esperienza del senso di sé in persone con la malattia di Alzheimer (AD) o altre forme di demenza. In particolare, le Tecnologie Assistive (AT) possono contribuire alla messa a punto di interventi in grado di promuovere comportamenti di risposta alle richieste dell’ambiente e questo può, a sua volta, favorire la consapevolezza di sé. Al contempo le AT possono gestire interfacce computerizzate in grado di conservare e riprodurre contenuti multimediali autobiografici che possono risultare di grande utilità durante compiti di reminiscence veicolati da conversazioni con i membri dello staff di supporto. Questi compiti possono promuovere il concetto di sé. Globalmente le AT possono risultare di grande aiuto nel costruire ambienti riabilitati e ricreativi che promuovono la perseveranza del sé in persone con AD e altre forme di demenza.

Parole chiave: Malattia di Alzheimer, Tecnologie Assistive, Reminiscenza, Consapevolezza di Sé, Concetto di Sé


Parole chiave


Alzheimers’ Disease; Assistive Technologies; Reminiscence; Self-awareness; Self-concept

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