Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
University of British Columbia
$1,000.00
User-centred innovations for improving the experience of family caregivers of older adults living with neurocognitive disorders
FY 2017-18
Summary
In Canada, the number of people with dementia in Canada is expected to increase from 564,000 to 937,000 between 2016 and 2031. Family caregivers of people with dementia are often under a lot of stress, juggling the tasks of caregiving with their career. While previous research indicates that family caregivers would benefit from assistive devices to relieve their stress, no specific device has been identified by caregivers of people with dementia. This research aims to develop a user- centred design of new technologies to help address the most important unmet needs specified by family caregivers of people with dementia. Caregivers selected from all Canadian provinces will be active participants in this research that will develop working prototype of assistive technologies to help meet their caregiving needs. It is expected that this research will produce new technologies that will make caregiving easier for those caring for people with dementia.
Department
Program
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
383129
Name
Atoyebi Oladele A
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Aging
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Institute of Aging
Projecttitle
User-centred innovations for improving the experience of family caregivers of older adults living with neurocognitive disorders
Programtype2
Undefined
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$1,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Keyworddelim
Aging; Caregivers; Dementia; Neurocognitive Disorders; Technologies; User-Centred Design
Abstract
In Canada, the number of people with dementia in Canada is expected to increase from 564,000 to 937,000 between 2016 and 2031. Family caregivers of people with dementia are often under a lot of stress, juggling the tasks of caregiving with their career. While previous research indicates that family caregivers would benefit from assistive devices to relieve their stress, no specific device has been identified by caregivers of people with dementia. This research aims to develop a user- centred design of new technologies to help address the most important unmet needs specified by family caregivers of people with dementia. Caregivers selected from all Canadian provinces will be active participants in this research that will develop working prototype of assistive technologies to help meet their caregiving needs. It is expected that this research will produce new technologies that will make caregiving easier for those caring for people with dementia.
Competitiondate
201802
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Atoyebi, Oladele A
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Institute of Aging~ $1,000~ $0~
