Know-me

Know-me provides a research-based toolkit for designing personalized, person-centered interventions for individuals with dementia.

Key Features:

• Grounded in Research: Developed from comprehensive literature reviews and empirical findings in Ergonomics in Aging, Co-design, and Data-enabled Design.
• Co-design Emphasis: Emphasizes co-design principles to incorporate input from designers and healthcare professionals in intervention development.
• Evaluation and Comparison: Includes proof-of-concept testing and feature-by-feature comparison with existing toolkits to assess adaptability and engagement.

Scientific Applications:

• Personalized Care Design: Facilitates creation of tailored care plans and interventions for individuals with dementia using person-centered design principles.
• Enhanced Collaboration: Supports multidisciplinary collaboration between designers and healthcare professionals in dementia-care design processes.

Methodology:

Development based on literature reviews and empirical research, with proof-of-concept testing through student projects and feature-by-feature comparisons against existing toolkits.