Digitally Facilitating Reminders and Alerting for Individuals Struggling with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

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dc.contributor.advisorKohl, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorCoates, Katherine
dc.contributor.departmentDivision of Science, Information Arts, and Technologiesen_US
dc.contributor.programInteraction Design & Information Architectureen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-08T20:21:03Z
dc.date.available2018-05-08T20:21:03Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-25
dc.descriptionM.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2018
dc.descriptionThesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architecture
dc.description.abstractApproximately 658,000 struggle with Young-Onset Dementia (YOD) in the United States alone. While on a percentage basis, these individuals represent a small subsection of the Alzheimer’s community overall, the needs associated with these individuals are highly unique and tremendously underrepresented both in academic research as well as in available age-specific Alzheimer’s services. Individuals with YOD experience a unique blend of biological, diagnostic, financial, and emotional challenges, many of which differentiate YOD individuals from their late-onset AD counterparts. This project utilizes investigation into these unique challenges to provide a foundational basis for the design and testing of the smartphone tool, Noted!, which aims to service the daily-life task-management needs of young-onset individuals struggling with stages one through four of AD. Utilizing a two-phased iterative testing approach with non-demented participants of similar demographic standing to the target user base, the final finessed prototype included necessary revisions prior to future testing of the fully developed application with members of the YOD community.en_US
dc.format.extent119 pagesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M20K26F12
dc.identifier.otherUB_2018_Coates_K
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/10730
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectYoung-Onset Dementiaen_US
dc.subjectAlzheimer’s Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectMobile Applicationen_US
dc.subjectUser Testingen_US
dc.subjectTask Managementen_US
dc.titleDigitally Facilitating Reminders and Alerting for Individuals Struggling with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Diseaseen_US
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