The caregiver and the technology in the conformation of the elderly with Alzheimer's
Keywords:
Alzheimer's disease, Assistive technology, CTS Studies
Abstract
This paper raises the dimensions of analysis that arise when researching the materiality of age and aging with Alzheimer's disease (AD) through technology use. Family caregivers, who usually take care of the aged person with this dementia in their own homes, shape technologie, from a historically and socially constructed perception of AD and the elderly person. Sociotechnical and sociopolitical implications to these aged patients are discussed.
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MARSHALL, T.H. Citizenship and social class. In T. Marshal e T. Bottomore (Eds.). Citizenship and social class. London: Cambridge University Press, 1950. p. 1-85.
OUDSHOORN, N.; PINCH, T. Introduction: how users and non-users matter. In N. Oudshoorn and T. Pinch (Eds.). How users matter: the co-construction of users and technology. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003. p. 1-25.
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PINCH, T. Giving birth to new users: how the Minimoog was sold to rock and roll. In N. Oudshoorn and T. Pinch (Eds.). How users matter: the co-construction of users and technology. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003. p. 247-270.
ROBINSON, L.; HUTCHINGS, D.; CORNER, L.; FINCH, T.; HUGHES, J.; BRITTAIN, K.; BOND, J. Balancing rights and risks: conflicting perspectives in the management of wandering in dementia. Health Risk and Society, v. 94, n. 4, 2007. p. 389-406.
SCHOT, J.W.; DE LA BRUHEZE, A.A.A. The mediated design of products, consumption and consumers in the twentieth century. In N.E.J. Oudshoorn e T. Pinch (Eds.). How users matter: the co-construction of users and technology. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003. p. 229-245.
TOPO, P. Technology studies to meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers: a literature review. Journal of Applied Gerontology, v. 28, n. 1, p. 5-37, Nov. 2009.
WHITLATCH, C.J.; FEINBERG, L.F.; TUCKE, S.S. Measuring the values and preferences for everyday care of persons with cognitive impairment and their family caregivers. In The Gerontologist, v. 45, n. 3, 2005. p. 370-380.
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WOOLGAR, S. Configuring the user: the case of usability trials. In Law, J. (Ed.). A sociology of monsters. Essays on Power Technology and Domination. London, UK: Routledge, 1991. p. 58-99.
Published
2019-12-10
How to Cite
Soeiro, M. C. de, Carvalho, M. F. de, Borges, J. A. dos S., & Dias, A. F. da S. (2019). The caregiver and the technology in the conformation of the elderly with Alzheimer’s. Scientiarum Historia Magazine, 1, 8. https://doi.org/10.51919/revista_sh.v1i0.76
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Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade
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