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Care workers' voices in designing assistive technologies for preventing malnutrition in older people with dementia: innovative practice

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dc.contributor.authorJayatilaka, A.
dc.contributor.authorRanasinghe, D.C.
dc.contributor.authorFalkner, K.
dc.contributor.authorVisvanathan, R.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, A.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractTechnology may be considered a way to promote nutritional health in people with dementia living in their home. For technologies to be effective and accepted by users, understanding technological needs prior to technology development is crucial; however, this necessitates greater research investment. Consequently, our focus is to derive needs for nutritional health promoting technologies for older people with dementia by understanding perceptions of care workers recruited by the aged care industry. In this paper, we provide a brief description of the theoretical framework that underpins the research study and the research methods selected. Significant learning outcomes related to the research methods include managing hierarchical relationships among participants, engagement with the care workers working in the community and using external material to spark discussion.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAsangi Jayatilaka, Damith C Ranasinghe, Katrina Falkner and Renuka Visvanathan
dc.identifier.citationDementia, 2017; 19(2):1-7
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1471301217722852
dc.identifier.issn1471-3012
dc.identifier.issn1741-2684
dc.identifier.orcidRanasinghe, D.C. [0000-0002-2008-9255]
dc.identifier.orcidFalkner, K. [0000-0003-0309-4332]
dc.identifier.orcidVisvanathan, R. [0000-0002-1303-9479]
dc.identifier.orcidWilson, A. [0000-0001-7102-2926] [0000-0003-1098-8457]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/125969
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130104614
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2017.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217722852
dc.subjectassistive technologies
dc.subjectcare workers
dc.subjectcommunity dwelling
dc.subjectdementia
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectresearch methods
dc.titleCare workers' voices in designing assistive technologies for preventing malnutrition in older people with dementia: innovative practice
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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