Research Article

Co-Designing Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Environments: Unravelling the Situated Context of Informal Dementia Care

Table 1

Description of participants. The activities of daily living (ADLs) participants reported with assisting were among bathing, toileting, hand-washing, toothbrushing, dressing, meal preparation, and taking medications.

Participant
(pseudonyms)
AgeRelationshipLiving with the PwD?Severity of dementia (PwD)Assists with how many ADLs (of 7)

Jacklyn55DaughterNo, same apartment buildingMild to moderate6
Heather67DaughterNo, within a five-minute driveModerate7
Kristine74SpouseYesMild to moderate7
Tabitha77SpouseYesModerate7
Melissa*37DaughterNo, father was moved to nursing home two months agoModerate to severe7
Hilda*62DaughterYesSevere7

The asterisks indicate the two participants selected to participate in Phase 3.