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Customizing a cognitive stimulation program for individuals with dementia through a participatory design approach
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Background: Different intervention strategies, such as reminiscence and music-based
therapies, effectively mitigate the cognitive decline of individuals with dementia (IwD). An important
challenge when implementing these approaches lies in the need for content customization. We de signed Musiquence platform, a framework that allows the customization of music and reminiscence
content in cognitive stimulation activities. (2) Methods: Here, we present a participatory design
methodology for designing a seven-week customized cognitive stimulation program (CCSP) for
IwD using Musiquence. We ran focus groups with 19 formal caregivers, who provided information
regarding themes and music to be used in activities for IwD, and gathered preferences from 20 IwD.
(3) Results: The CCSP consists of seven cycles of tasks combining the activities available in Musiquence,
the seven preferential themes of IwD, and the seven songs most frequently referenced by formal
caregivers. (4) Conclusions: Finally, we provide a set of guidelines to implement a participatory
design approach for content development together with IwD.
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Participatory design Dementia Cognitive stimulation Technology . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades
Citation
Spínola, M.; Câmara, J.; Ferreira, L.; Faria, A.L.; Badia, S.B.i. Customizing a Cognitive Stimulation Program for Individuals with Dementia through a Participatory Design Approach. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 11612. https://doi.org/10.3390/ app122211612
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MDPI