At the end of 2022, INDUCT (European Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology) and DISTINCT (Dementia: Intersectional Technology for Training and Innovative Network for Current Technology) published an updated version of their Best Practice Guidance - Human Interaction with Technology in Dementia. This is a comprehensive set of recommendations on improvement of technology for people with dementia in three areas: everyday life, meaningful activities and healthcare. It also provides evidence to show how technology can improve the lives of people with dementia. This Best Practice Guidance originally results from literature studies and field research conducted within INDUCT (2016-2020), a Marie Sklodowska Curie funded Innovative Training Network (ITN) of researchers at eight Universities in six European countries. DISTINCT supports fifteen Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) across Europe, who are carrying out research projects aiming to improve specifically the Social health of people with dementia and their carers through technology.
The web-based version of the Best Practice Guidance was launched in autumn 2019 and each year since, an update has been published in December (2020, 2021 and the latest updated in 2022). The recommendations for improving the usability, effectiveness and implementation of technology in dementia, which are presented in this Best Practice Guidance, are meant to be helpful for different target groups: People with dementia; their formal and informal carers; health care and welfare providers; policymakers; designers; and researchers. For this reason, representatives of these target groups were consulted and involved throughout the INDUCT and DISTINCT projects. Have a look at the website and easily navigate to the recommendations relevant to you: https://www.dementiainduct.eu/guidance/