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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 for dementia care (2018)
Journal Article
Treadaway, C., Taylor, A., & Fennell, J. (2019). Compassionate design for dementia care. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 7(3), 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/21650349.2018.1501280

One of the most pressing challenges facing designers today is how to create appropriate, useful and safe designs for people living with advanced dementia. Dementia is a complex disease that presents and progresses differently for each individual. Thi... Read More about Compassionate design for dementia care.