Smart Lifelogging Technology for Episodic Memory Support

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Author(s): Matthew L. Lee (Carnegie Mellon, USA)and Anind K. Dey (Carnegie Mellon, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 29
Source title: Smart Healthcare Applications and Services: Developments and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carsten Röcker (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)and Martina Ziefle (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-180-5.ch005

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

Recent episodic memory impairment (EMI) affects over 26 million individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Smart lifelogging technologies can capture a log of the user’s personal experience using wearable or embedded recording devices and present elements of that log as cues that can support memory recollection for people with EMI. In this chapter, the authors describe their design process for developing and evaluating a smart lifelogging system specifically designed to help people with mild EMI remember their experiences better and reduce the burden on their caregivers. The authors’ design process includes two formative field studies to understand both what lifelogging data is most effective for supporting memory and how to present these data. The authors found that their self-guided approach was more effective at supporting people’s ability to retain a detailed memory of their experiences, to feel more confident about their memory abilities, and to reduce the additional burden placed on the caregiver than a caregiver-guided approach.

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