“I don't know about the past or the future, but today it's Friday” – Evaluation of a time aid for people with dementia

Päivi Topo, Kristiina Saarikalle, Emer Begley, Suzanne Cahill, Torhild Holthe, Jūratė Macijauskienė

Technology and Disability · 2007 · 41 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

As dementia progresses problems in distinguishing and perceiving dates, days of the week, and the time of day becomes more difficult. As a consequence the person with dementia can become more disorientated in time, missing appointments, doing things

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