Networked reminiscence therapy for individuals with dementia by using photo and video sharing

Authors:
Noriaki Kuwahara;Shinji Abe;Kiyoshi Yasuda;Kazuhiro Kuwabara
Affiliations:
ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan;ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan;Chiba Rosai Hospital, Chiba, Japan;Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan
Venue:
Proceedings of the 8th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Reminiscence therapy, which is effective for increasing the selfesteem of and for reducing behavioral disturbances in individuals with dementia, is usually conducted in a group led by experienced staff. However, due to the shortage of care attendants, only a limited number of patients at home can receive the benefits of this therapy. To provide this therapy for patients anytime or anywhere, we have developed a networked reminiscence therapy system that combines IP videophones with a photo- and video-sharing mechanism based on Web technology. First, we prepared the experimental setup in a hospital and examined whether dementia patients could communicate with therapists by videophone. Then we conducted a field trial of networked reminiscence therapy with a more realistic situation where remote volunteers communicated with dementia sufferers in the care home by IP videophones connected by broadband network. In this paper, we describe our developed system. Then, we present experimental results showing that dementia sufferers could communicate with therapists by videophone and that networked reminiscence sessions were generally as successful for individuals with dementia as face-to-face reminiscence sessions.