Networked interaction therapy: relieving stress in memory-impaired people and their family members

Noriaki Kuwahara; Kazuhiro Kuwabara; Akira Utsumi; Kiyoshi Yasuda; Nobuji Tetsutani

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403886

Networked interaction therapy: relieving stress in memory-impaired people and their family members

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2004:2004:3140-3. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403886.

Authors

Noriaki Kuwahara¹, Kazuhiro Kuwabara, Akira Utsumi, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Nobuji Tetsutani

Affiliation

¹ ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 17270945
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403886

Abstract

To relieve the stress in the lives of memory-impaired people and their family members, we propose the concept of Networked Interaction Therapy that connects them with community support group members via Internet by utilizing Internet communication, image understanding and sensory-interaction media technologies. To study their need and acceptance for our services, we made short video clips to illustrate our concept, and interviewed the care givers. Based on these studies, we also conducted the experiments with the low-fidelity mock-ups.