Design plays a vital role to make healthcare human-centered, more effective and a pleasant experience.
BIO
Rens Brankaert is professor Health Innovations & Technology at Fontys University of Applied sciences, school of Allied Health Professions and assistant Professor ‘Active and Healthy Ageing’ in Industrial Design, University of Technology Eindhoven (TU/e). His work focusses around the design of technology, systems and services for and with people living with dementia and their ecology of care by using design research and living lab approaches. In these approaches the perspectives of person-centered care and warm technology are taken. In addition he is Key Technology Partner fellow at University of Technology Sydney, and director of the Dementia & Technology expertise center at TU/e, and an active member of the international HCI and Dementia community.
Next to working in various forms to support vulnerable people, care organisations and companies through design, technology and research I still get some time off. In that time I love to do bouldering and ride my racing bike around Eindhoven. I read books, design related as well as fiction/non-fiction literature. I enjoy to play boardgames and card games with friends and travelling around the globe.
Next to working in various forms to support vulnerable people, care organisations and companies through design, technology and research I still get some time off. In that time I love to do bouldering and ride my racing bike around Eindhoven. I read books, design related as well as fiction/non-fiction literature. I enjoy to play boardgames and card games with friends and travelling around the globe.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Homing Compass
The Homing Compasss, or in Dutch “welthuis kompas” is a concept developed to provide navigation support for people living with […]
Universiteit van Nederland
Op uitnodiging van de Universiteit van Nederland van de NPO heb ik de lezing: “Als je door dementie niet meer […]
Discover Dementia
The Discover Dementia project aims to provide people living with dementia access to sound, stories and music through a soft […]
Pleyade Innovation Team (PIT)
In collaboration between University of Technology Eindhoven and care organization Pleyade we have established the Pleyade Innovation Team (PIT). This […]
My publications
2020 |
Brankaert Rens; Kenning, Gail (Ed.) HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia (Springer HCI series) Book 2020. @book{Brankaert2020, title = {HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia (Springer HCI series)}, editor = {Brankaert, Rens; Kenning, Gail}, url = {https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030328344}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-09-09}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } |
Maarten Houben Rens Brankaert, Gail Kenning Berry Eggen ; Bongers, Inge The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care Journal Article mdpi, 17 (17), 2020. @article{Houbenb2020, title = {The Perspectives of Professional Caregivers on Implementing Audio-Based Technology in Residential Dementia Care}, author = {Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Gail Kenning, Berry Eggen and Inge Bongers}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/17/6333}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-08-31}, journal = {mdpi}, volume = {17}, number = {17}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Myrte Thoolen Rens Brankaert, Yuan Lu AmbientEcho: Exploring Interactive Media Experiences in the Context of Residential Dementia Care (DIS 2020) Inproceedings 2020. @inproceedings{Thoolen2020, title = {AmbientEcho: Exploring Interactive Media Experiences in the Context of Residential Dementia Care (DIS 2020)}, author = {Myrte Thoolen, Rens Brankaert, Yuan Lu}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-07-01}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } |
Maarten Houben Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker Gail Kenning Inge Bongers Berry Eggen The Role of Everyday Sounds in Advanced Dementia Care (CHI2020, Best paper award) Inproceedings Proceedings of the 2020 CHI COnference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020, ISBN: 9781450367080. @inproceedings{Houben2020, title = {The Role of Everyday Sounds in Advanced Dementia Care (CHI2020, Best paper award)}, author = {Maarten Houben, Rens Brankaert, Saskia Bakker, Gail Kenning, Inge Bongers, Berry Eggen}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376577}, doi = {10.1145/3313831.3376577}, isbn = {9781450367080}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-04-24}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2020 CHI COnference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } |
Damen Ida; Lallemand, Carine; Brankaert Rens; Brombacher Aarnout; Wesemael Pieter.van; Vos Steven Understanding Walking Meetings: Drivers and Barriers (CHI 2020) Journal Article 2020. @article{Damen2020, title = {Understanding Walking Meetings: Drivers and Barriers (CHI 2020)}, author = {Damen, Ida; Lallemand, Carine; Brankaert, Rens; Brombacher, Aarnout; Wesemael, Pieter.van; Vos, Steven}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3313831.3376141}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-04-24}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
Hodge James; Foley, Sarah; Brankaert Rens; Kenning Gail; Lazar Amanda; Boger Jennifer; Morrissey Kellie Relational, Flexible, Everyday: Learning from Ethics in Dementia Research (CHI 2020) Journal Article 2020. @article{Hodge2020, title = {Relational, Flexible, Everyday: Learning from Ethics in Dementia Research (CHI 2020)}, author = {Hodge, James; Foley, Sarah; Brankaert, Rens; Kenning, Gail; Lazar, Amanda; Boger, Jennifer; Morrissey, Kellie}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/action/doSearch?AllField=James+Hodge+relational}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-04-24}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2019 |
Brankaert, Rens; Suijkerbuijk, Sandra Outdoor Life and Technology with Dementia Journal Article Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living, pp. 87, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-78592-417-0. @article{brankaert2019outdoor, title = {Outdoor Life and Technology with Dementia}, author = {Rens Brankaert and Sandra Suijkerbuijk}, url = {https://books.google.nl/books?hl=nl&lr=&id=qaqFDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA87&ots=oJOZlVQ77A&sig=xbTDtRI5HJorDpMq9589hQUqKCo#v=onepage&q&f=false}, isbn = {978-1-78592-417-0}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-06-21}, journal = {Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living}, pages = {87}, publisher = {Jessica Kingsley Publishers}, abstract = {The ability to move around outdoors is important for all of us, but especially for people with dementia. It enhances independent living, allows them to be part of the community, and enables them to participate in social activities. Outdoor physical activity, particularly walking, plays an essential role in older adults’ functional independence, whether they have cognitive challenges or not (Simonsick et al. 2005). To emphasise the importance of continuing activity outside the home, Silverstein and Parker (2002) argue that the quality of life of older people increases significantly with their ability to move around in their local outdoor environment. In addition, the ability to move freely outdoors has the potential to enhance self-esteem and independence. In this chapter we examine the challenges people with dementia face when outside of their homes, and discuss technologies that have been developed to address these challenges. We cover these topics from both a design and a research perspective. In this way, we hope to enable those living, working and performing research in this field to find useful applications. In addition, we provide a new perspective on person-centred design, which we consider to be essential when aiming to provide suitable localisation, wayfinding and navigation technologies for people with dementia. This approach could also be implemented in the other domains described in this book or elsewhere.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The ability to move around outdoors is important for all of us, but especially for people with dementia. It enhances independent living, allows them to be part of the community, and enables them to participate in social activities. Outdoor physical activity, particularly walking, plays an essential role in older adults’ functional independence, whether they have cognitive challenges or not (Simonsick et al. 2005). To emphasise the importance of continuing activity outside the home, Silverstein and Parker (2002) argue that the quality of life of older people increases significantly with their ability to move around in their local outdoor environment. In addition, the ability to move freely outdoors has the potential to enhance self-esteem and independence. In this chapter we examine the challenges people with dementia face when outside of their homes, and discuss technologies that have been developed to address these challenges. We cover these topics from both a design and a research perspective. In this way, we hope to enable those living, working and performing research in this field to find useful applications. In addition, we provide a new perspective on person-centred design, which we consider to be essential when aiming to provide suitable localisation, wayfinding and navigation technologies for people with dementia. This approach could also be implemented in the other domains described in this book or elsewhere. |
Houben, Maarten; Brankaert, Rens; Bakker, Saskia; Kenning, Gail; Bongers, Inge; Eggen, Berry Foregrounding Everyday Sounds in Dementia Inproceedings Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference, pp. 71–83, ACM 2019, ISBN: 978-1-4503-5850-7. @inproceedings{houben2019foregrounding, title = {Foregrounding Everyday Sounds in Dementia}, author = {Maarten Houben and Rens Brankaert and Saskia Bakker and Gail Kenning and Inge Bongers and Berry Eggen}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3322287}, doi = {10.1145/3322276.3322287}, isbn = {978-1-4503-5850-7}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-06-18}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference}, pages = {71--83}, organization = {ACM}, abstract = {There has been an increased interest in researching the beneficial effects of everyday sounds, other than music on people with dementia. However, to turn this potential into concrete design applications, a qualitative understanding of how people engage with sound is needed. This paper presents the outcomes of three workshops, exploring the personal experiences evoked by soundscapes of people in early to mid-stages of dementia. Using the dementia soundboard, we provide key insights into how sounds from everyday life triggered personal associations, memories of the past, emotional responses, and the sharing of experiences. Furthermore, we identified several design considerations and practical insights for sound-based technologies in the context of dementia care. This paper sets out a path for further design-research explorations and development of concrete sound-based interventions, for enriching the everyday lives of people with dementia.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } There has been an increased interest in researching the beneficial effects of everyday sounds, other than music on people with dementia. However, to turn this potential into concrete design applications, a qualitative understanding of how people engage with sound is needed. This paper presents the outcomes of three workshops, exploring the personal experiences evoked by soundscapes of people in early to mid-stages of dementia. Using the dementia soundboard, we provide key insights into how sounds from everyday life triggered personal associations, memories of the past, emotional responses, and the sharing of experiences. Furthermore, we identified several design considerations and practical insights for sound-based technologies in the context of dementia care. This paper sets out a path for further design-research explorations and development of concrete sound-based interventions, for enriching the everyday lives of people with dementia. |
Brankaert, Rens; Kenning, Gail; Welsh, Daniel; Foley, Sarah; Hodge, James; Unbehaun, David Intersections in HCI, Design and Dementia: Inclusivity in Participatory Approaches Inproceedings Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion, pp. 357–360, ACM 2019, ISBN: 978-1-4503-6270-2. @inproceedings{brankaert2019intersections, title = {Intersections in HCI, Design and Dementia: Inclusivity in Participatory Approaches}, author = {Rens Brankaert and Gail Kenning and Daniel Welsh and Sarah Foley and James Hodge and David Unbehaun}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3319997}, doi = {10.1145/3301019.3319997}, isbn = {978-1-4503-6270-2}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-06-18}, booktitle = {Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion}, pages = {357--360}, organization = {ACM}, abstract = {Participatory approaches are used to design interactive systems, services and products to improve their impact and usability. However, these approaches are not always suitable for people with cognitive limitations such as dementia. This workshop will focus on participatory approaches for working with people living with dementia, challenge assumptions and provide concrete examples to inform design and technology development. Participants will review current design and technology offerings and work towards the development of a shared research agenda for future work. The workshop will explore how to negotiate the need for inclusion, personalisation, and scalability to accommodate the growing needs in dementia. It will focus on setting an inclusive agenda for developments in Design and HCI in the'here and now'to build sustainable approaches for the future.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Participatory approaches are used to design interactive systems, services and products to improve their impact and usability. However, these approaches are not always suitable for people with cognitive limitations such as dementia. This workshop will focus on participatory approaches for working with people living with dementia, challenge assumptions and provide concrete examples to inform design and technology development. Participants will review current design and technology offerings and work towards the development of a shared research agenda for future work. The workshop will explore how to negotiate the need for inclusion, personalisation, and scalability to accommodate the growing needs in dementia. It will focus on setting an inclusive agenda for developments in Design and HCI in the'here and now'to build sustainable approaches for the future. |
Thoolen, Myrte; Brankaert, Rens; Lu, Yuan Sentic: A Tailored Interface Design for People with Dementia to Access Music Inproceedings Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion, pp. 57–60, ACM 2019, ISBN: 978-1-4503-6270-2. @inproceedings{thoolen2019sentic, title = {Sentic: A Tailored Interface Design for People with Dementia to Access Music}, author = {Myrte Thoolen and Rens Brankaert and Yuan Lu}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3325152}, doi = {10.1145/3301019.3325152}, isbn = {978-1-4503-6270-2}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-06-18}, booktitle = {Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion}, pages = {57--60}, organization = {ACM}, abstract = {We investigated how a user interface could support people with dementia (PwD) in having personal and direct access to a music-playing device. Despite a growing interest in designing technology for people with dementia, personal and direct access to systems are not always considered. We introduce Sentic (Figure 1), an interface concept of a music player of which the user interface can be tailored to fit the ability of people with dementia. This paper reports briefly on insights from the design process of Sentic that was informed by workshop sessions with people with dementia. Then, the rationale behind Sentic is presented, and a realization of Sentic is proposed as an example of an alternative approach to design interfaces that can be tailored to the abilities of people with dementia.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } We investigated how a user interface could support people with dementia (PwD) in having personal and direct access to a music-playing device. Despite a growing interest in designing technology for people with dementia, personal and direct access to systems are not always considered. We introduce Sentic (Figure 1), an interface concept of a music player of which the user interface can be tailored to fit the ability of people with dementia. This paper reports briefly on insights from the design process of Sentic that was informed by workshop sessions with people with dementia. Then, the rationale behind Sentic is presented, and a realization of Sentic is proposed as an example of an alternative approach to design interfaces that can be tailored to the abilities of people with dementia. |
Damen, Ida; Brankaert, Rens; Xue, Mengru; Chen, Xiaoyue; Grave, Anne; Vos, Steven ROOT: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Urban Health Challenges with HCI Inproceedings Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. CS06, ACM 2019, ISBN: 978-1-4503-5971-9. @inproceedings{damen2019root, title = {ROOT: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Urban Health Challenges with HCI}, author = {Ida Damen and Rens Brankaert and Mengru Xue and Xiaoyue Chen and Anne Grave and Steven Vos}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3299051}, doi = {10.1145/3290607.3299051}, isbn = {978-1-4503-5971-9}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-04-18}, booktitle = {Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, pages = {CS06}, organization = {ACM}, abstract = {With the rise of chronic diseases as the number one cause of death and disability among urban populations, it has become increasingly important to design for healthy environments. There is, however, a lack of interdisciplinary approaches and solutions to improve health and well-being through urban planning and design. This case study offers an HCI solution and approach to design for healthy urban structures and dynamics in existing neighborhoods. We discuss the design process and design of ROOT, an interactive lighting system that aims to stimulate walking and running through supportive, collaborative and social interaction. We exemplify how multidisciplinary HCI approaches in a hackathon setting can contribute to real life urban health challenges. This case study concludes that the experimental and collaborative nature of a hackathon facilitates the rapid exchange of perspectives and fosters interdisciplinary research and practice in urban planning and design.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } With the rise of chronic diseases as the number one cause of death and disability among urban populations, it has become increasingly important to design for healthy environments. There is, however, a lack of interdisciplinary approaches and solutions to improve health and well-being through urban planning and design. This case study offers an HCI solution and approach to design for healthy urban structures and dynamics in existing neighborhoods. We discuss the design process and design of ROOT, an interactive lighting system that aims to stimulate walking and running through supportive, collaborative and social interaction. We exemplify how multidisciplinary HCI approaches in a hackathon setting can contribute to real life urban health challenges. This case study concludes that the experimental and collaborative nature of a hackathon facilitates the rapid exchange of perspectives and fosters interdisciplinary research and practice in urban planning and design. |
den Ouden, Elke; Haans, Antal; Ross, Philip; van Essen, Harm; de Kort, Yvonne; Brankaert, Rens 2019, ISBN: 978-90-386-4733-3; 978-90-386-4734-0. @article{den201910, title = {10 years living light labs: achievements and learnings of researching intelligent lighting solutions in living labs at the TU/e Intelligent Lighting Institute}, author = {Elke den Ouden and Antal Haans and Philip Ross and Harm van Essen and Yvonne de Kort and Rens Brankaert}, url = {https://research.tue.nl/files/121539876/7886_TUE_ILI_LivingLightLabs_MRT_21_DEF_MEDIUM.pdf}, isbn = {978-90-386-4733-3; 978-90-386-4734-0}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, publisher = {Technische Universiteit Eindhoven}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2018 |
Lazar, Amanda; Toombs, Austin L; Morrissey, Kellie; Kenning, Gail; Boger, Jennifer; Brankaert, Rens HCIxdementia workshop: engaging people living with dementia Inproceedings Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. W01, ACM 2018, ISBN: 978-1-4503-5621-3. @inproceedings{lazar2018hcixdementia, title = {HCIxdementia workshop: engaging people living with dementia}, author = {Amanda Lazar and Austin L Toombs and Kellie Morrissey and Gail Kenning and Jennifer Boger and Rens Brankaert}, url = {https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3170613}, doi = {10.1145/3170427.3170613}, isbn = {978-1-4503-5621-3}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-04-20}, booktitle = {Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, pages = {W01}, organization = {ACM}, abstract = {Increasingly, HCI researchers are recognizing the challenges and opportunities of designing with and for people living with dementia. Recent critiques have highlighted the limited ways people with dementia are engaged in the research and design process. The second CHI HCIxDementia workshop will focus on engagement with and by people living with dementia. Through interactions with local community organizations and people living with dementia, workshop attendees will explore design possibilities. Building on open questions from the CHI 2017 workshop, this workshop will address how HCI researchers can support people living with dementia in engaging as leaders and with research, industry, and the community.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Increasingly, HCI researchers are recognizing the challenges and opportunities of designing with and for people living with dementia. Recent critiques have highlighted the limited ways people with dementia are engaged in the research and design process. The second CHI HCIxDementia workshop will focus on engagement with and by people living with dementia. Through interactions with local community organizations and people living with dementia, workshop attendees will explore design possibilities. Building on open questions from the CHI 2017 workshop, this workshop will address how HCI researchers can support people living with dementia in engaging as leaders and with research, industry, and the community. |
Wintermans, MC; Brankaert, RGA; Lu, Y; Christer, K; Craig, C; Wolstenholme, D What moves you? Designing a walking app for and with older adults Journal Article 2018, ISBN: 978-1-8438-7421-8. @article{wintermans2018moves, title = {What moves you? Designing a walking app for and with older adults}, author = {MC Wintermans and RGA Brankaert and Y Lu and K Christer and C Craig and D Wolstenholme}, url = {https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/what-moves-you-designing-a-walking-app-for-and-with-older-adults}, isbn = {978-1-8438-7421-8}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-04-09}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |
2017 |
Wintermans, MC; Brankaert, RGA; Lu, Y Together we do not forget: co-designing with people living with dementia towards a design for social inclusion Inproceedings Design Management Academy Conference 2017: Research perspectives on creative intersections, 2017. @inproceedings{wintermans2017together, title = {Together we do not forget: co-designing with people living with dementia towards a design for social inclusion}, author = {MC Wintermans and RGA Brankaert and Y Lu}, url = {https://pure.tue.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/90534258/Track_4.a_Together_we_do_not_forget_93Wintermans_a.pdf}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-06-07}, booktitle = {Design Management Academy Conference 2017: Research perspectives on creative intersections}, abstract = {Wintermans, MC, Brankaert, RGA, & Lu, Y. (2017). Together we do not forget: co-designing with people living with dementia towards a design for social inclusion. Paper presented at Design Management Academy Conference 2017, Hong Kong, China}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Wintermans, MC, Brankaert, RGA, & Lu, Y. (2017). Together we do not forget: co-designing with people living with dementia towards a design for social inclusion. Paper presented at Design Management Academy Conference 2017, Hong Kong, China |
Brankaert, Rens; den Ouden, Elke The design-driven living lab: a new approach to exploring solutions to complex societal challenges Journal Article Technology Innovation Management Review, 7 (1), 2017. @article{brankaert2017design, title = {The design-driven living lab: a new approach to exploring solutions to complex societal challenges}, author = {Rens Brankaert and Elke den Ouden}, url = {https://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/Brankaert_denOuden_TIMReview_January2017.pdf}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, abstract = {In this study, we aimed to explore the potential of a design-driven living lab as an innovative approach to addressing societal challenges. This living lab incorporates design qualities such as exploration, open-ended results, and disruption. This approach was applied in three case studies within the context of dementia, each of which explored the impact of Qwiek. up–a media system that creates an ambient experience in a room through projection and sound. A cluster analysis of the results in the three case studies showed that the system has considerable potential for people with dementia, and possibly also for other groups. In addition, the design-driven approach led to new applications in care, improved functionality, and a broader design space. Our findings show that design-driven living labs can widen the scope of innovation and improve the value proposition of an innovative solution.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In this study, we aimed to explore the potential of a design-driven living lab as an innovative approach to addressing societal challenges. This living lab incorporates design qualities such as exploration, open-ended results, and disruption. This approach was applied in three case studies within the context of dementia, each of which explored the impact of Qwiek. up–a media system that creates an ambient experience in a room through projection and sound. A cluster analysis of the results in the three case studies showed that the system has considerable potential for people with dementia, and possibly also for other groups. In addition, the design-driven approach led to new applications in care, improved functionality, and a broader design space. Our findings show that design-driven living labs can widen the scope of innovation and improve the value proposition of an innovative solution. |
2016 |
Brankaert, Rens Design for dementia: a design-driven living lab approach to involve people with dementia and their context Journal Article 2016, ISBN: 978-90-386-4030-3. @article{brankaert2016design, title = {Design for dementia: a design-driven living lab approach to involve people with dementia and their context}, author = {Rens Brankaert}, url = {https://pure.tue.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/15933086/20160302_Brankaert.pdf}, isbn = {978-90-386-4030-3}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-03-02}, abstract = {Brankaert, R 2016, 'Design for dementia : a design-driven living lab approach to involve people with dementia and their context', Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Brankaert, R 2016, 'Design for dementia : a design-driven living lab approach to involve people with dementia and their context', Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven |
2015 |
Brankaert, Rens; den Ouden, Elke; Brombacher, Aarnout Innovate dementia: the development of a living lab protocol to evaluate interventions in context Journal Article info, 17 (4), pp. 40–52, 2015, ISSN: 1463-6697. @article{brankaert2015innovate, title = {Innovate dementia: the development of a living lab protocol to evaluate interventions in context}, author = {Rens Brankaert and Elke den Ouden and Aarnout Brombacher}, url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/info-01-2015-0010/full/html}, issn = {1463-6697}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-06-08}, journal = {info}, volume = {17}, number = {4}, pages = {40--52}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Limited}, abstract = {The purpose of this paper is to propose a Living Lab protocol to evaluate interventions for people with dementia in context. The number of people with dementia is continuously growing, resulting in all kinds of societal challenges. As there is no cure for the diseases today, there is a need to look at alternative ways to combat these challenges, like the design of suitable interventions. These can support people with dementia to live more independent, with a higher quality of life. The protocol is developed over three Living Lab cases. In this, the authors focus on how to involve people living with dementia and the Living Lab stakeholder network.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The purpose of this paper is to propose a Living Lab protocol to evaluate interventions for people with dementia in context. The number of people with dementia is continuously growing, resulting in all kinds of societal challenges. As there is no cure for the diseases today, there is a need to look at alternative ways to combat these challenges, like the design of suitable interventions. These can support people with dementia to live more independent, with a higher quality of life. The protocol is developed over three Living Lab cases. In this, the authors focus on how to involve people living with dementia and the Living Lab stakeholder network. |
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