ESRs Projects

The projects can be categorised under the following research themes:

1. Technology in everyday life

This theme will examine how people with dementia relate to everyday technology, plus the ethical and social aspects of technology.

United KingdomUniversity College London United Kingdom
ESR1 Empowerment and surveillance for people with dementia
United KingdomUniversity College London United Kingdom
ESR2 Brain training as an exclusionary process in people with dementia
SwedenKarolinska Institute Sweden
ESR3 Everyday technology in public space meets people with dementia
ESR4 Access and ability to use everyday technology among older adults with and without dementia across different countries

2. Technology to promote meaningful activities

This theme will focus on how computer-based technology can be used to support and promote meaningful activities for people with relatively mild dementia.

United KingdomUniversity of Nottingham United Kingdom
ESR5 Adapting Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) to a tablet system
United KingdomUniversity of Nottingham United Kingdom
ESR6 Using computer technology to enable arts and crafts for people with dementia in care homes
NetherlandsVU University Medical Centre Netherlands
ESR7 Exergaming in dementia
NetherlandsVU University Medical Centre Netherlands
ESR8 Using the iPad for self-management and health promotion activities, and social inclusion
NetherlandsMaastricht University Netherlands
ESR9 Monitoring in people with early dementia
ESR10 Digital engagement to enhance social inclusion and reduce stigma in dementia

3. Health care technology

This theme will focus on and utilize complex healthcare technology to improve care and quality of life for people with dementia living at home or in long-term care settings.

BelgiumVrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium
ESR11 The evaluation of palliative care as a complex health technology for people with dementia in nursing homes
ESR12 The effectiveness of advance care planning (ACP) as a complex health technology for people with dementia in nursing homes
Czech RepublicCharles University Czech Republic
ESR13 Care programmes and ICT support in different countries
NetherlandsVU University Netherlands
ESR14 Internet support for informal caregivers of people with dementia: Improving caregivers’ mental health and wellbeing
SpainIDES/INTRAS Spain
ESR15 Evaluation of GRADIOR, a cognitive rehabilitation application for dementia