Technology

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Posted: May 29, 2014

The cost effectiveness of assistive technology in supporting people with dementia

Corinne Greasley-Adams
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Despite much emphasis on the potential of assistive technologies of many varieties to deliver cost effective ways of supporting people with dementia, and clear indications of this potential, rigorous cost-effectiveness studies of these technologies for this group remain largely absent. The review includes consideration of the indicative evidence. Bowes A, Dawson A and Greasley-Adams C… Read more »

Posted: May 6, 2014

Design and Digital Media

Richard Coyne

Part of the University of Edinburgh’s ‘Research in a Nutshell’ series of short films. Addresses the question of how digital devices help us tune in to our environment, and to each other.