Outputs (24)

HUG: A compassionate approach to designing for wellbeing in dementia care (2023)
Journal Article
Treadaway, C., Seckam, A., Fennell, J., & Taylor, A. (2023). HUG: A compassionate approach to designing for wellbeing in dementia care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), Article 4410. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054410

Design can improve the quality of life of people living with dementia but creating successful design solutions is not simple, due to the complexity of the medical condition, and the ethical considerations of including those affected in design researc... Read More about HUG: A compassionate approach to designing for wellbeing in dementia care.

Compassionate design: HUGs on prescription (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., Seckam, A., & Taylor, A. (2022). Compassionate design: HUGs on prescription. In M. Houben, R. Brankaert, N. Hendriks, A. Wilkinson, & K. Morrissey (Eds.), Dementia Lab 2022: The Residue of Design - Proceedings of the 6th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2022, September 20-22, 2022, Leuven, Belgium (1 - 12). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14466-0_1

There is a growing need for well-designed innovative products and services for people affected by dementia. Governments and charities are offering a range of business support to encourage the development of commercial products to address this need. T... Read More about Compassionate design: HUGs on prescription.

Making HUGs: Crafting well-being benefits through social manufacturing (2020)
Journal Article
Taylor, A., Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., & Davies, M. S. (2020). Making HUGs: Crafting well-being benefits through social manufacturing. Journal of Arts and Communities, 11(1-2), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac_00013_1

Making space for uncertainty (2020)
Book Chapter
Fennell, J. (2020). Making space for uncertainty. . Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32835-1_5

Compassionate Design: A methodology for advanced dementia (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., & Taylor, A. (2020). Compassionate Design: A methodology for advanced dementia. In Design 4 Health 2020 Conference Proceedings (667-673)

Predicted increases in the numbers of people living into the advanced stages of dementia pose a significant problem for health and care providers around the world. Finding ways to ameliorate the distressing dementia symptoms of anxiety and depression... Read More about Compassionate Design: A methodology for advanced dementia.

Designing folding interventions for positive moments (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Souyave, J., Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., & Walters, A. (2019). Designing folding interventions for positive moments

People living in the advanced stages of dementia are often confined to a bed or chair and spend many hours unoccupied. Hand-based activities that are ‘in the moment’ and provide stimulation have the potential to relieve agitation, reduce stress and p... Read More about Designing folding interventions for positive moments.

Laugh empowered PSCI evaluation and making: Playful objects for wellbeing, emotional regulation and engagement for dementia and post stroke cognitive impairment (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Seckham, A., Treadaway, C., Jelley, B., Fennell, J., & Taylor, A. (2019, December). Laugh empowered PSCI evaluation and making: Playful objects for wellbeing, emotional regulation and engagement for dementia and post stroke cognitive impairment. Poster presented at Welsh Stroke Conference

Open doors: Designing playful objects for dementia (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Fennell, J., Treadaway, C., & Taylor, A. (2019). Open doors: Designing playful objects for dementia

This design-based submission comprises a prototype design for a playful object for use in dementia care and the ‘Open Doors’documentary video that explains the underpinning research collaboration. LUMA is a hand-held playful object, designed for peop... Read More about Open doors: Designing playful objects for dementia.

The Lancaster care charter (2019)
Journal Article
Rodgers, P., Innella, G., Bremner, C., Coxon, I., Broadley, C., Cadamuro, A., …Winton, E. (2019). The Lancaster care charter. Design Issues, 35(1), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1162/desi_a_00522

Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia (2019)
Journal Article
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., Taylor, A., & Kenning, G. (2019). Designing for playfulness through compassion: Design for advanced dementia. Design for Health, 3(1), 27-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/24735132.2019.1593295