DigiCare Country
Finance: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (01DS19034)
Realization time: 01.05.2019 -31.12.2020
Information: Dementia is not an inevitable result of ageing. The risk of dementia increases with age. There are plenty of prejudices connected with dementia therefore it is still considered as a stigma for both, people with diagnosed dementia and members of their families. The caregivers in the Western hemisphere follow the medical attitude in which there is a strong emphasis on the diagnosis, treatment and medication based on scientific data. The caregivers have a key role in dementia care. In the project researchers prepare educational aplication for informal caregivers.
Effects:
- Facilitate the exchange of knowledge between the informal carers and to support this wayway their health education education
- Support the informal carers by providing them dementia -specific specific specific specific information as well nursing and medical information as well nursing and medical assistance
- Country – specific modules are developed, which to be incorporated modules are developed, which to be incorporated into a common EU – wide wide application application
- Contents of this application are offered as a reference work for dealing with dementia patients, as a source of further information on the with dementia patients and as a training program through exercises for the disease and as a training program through exercises for the user
- Select individually exercises for each person through the use of Artificial Intelligence, so that the digital tool offers support and also an , so that the digital tool offers support and also an increase of knowledge for all user groups
- Provide information and exercise modules for users’ own disease information and exercise modules for users’ own disease prevention, so that informal carers are informed about psychological and physical relief support offers in their and physical relief support offers in their regions
