Design Elements of Educational Toys for Patients with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease: A Qualitative Study
2024

Design Elements of Educational Toys for Patients with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

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Author Information

Author(s): Jia HongFei, Ding YaPing, Zhu Ling

Primary Institution: Nanjing Medical University

Hypothesis

What design elements should be considered when developing educational toys for patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease?

Conclusion

The developed puzzle toy can serve as a user-friendly and engaging tool to potentially complement traditional interventions in slowing cognitive deterioration in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease.

Supporting Evidence

  • Educational toys can improve cognitive function among patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Stakeholders' views have been limited in the development of educational toys.

Takeaway

This study talked to patients and their caregivers to find out what makes educational toys good for people with mild Alzheimer’s disease.

Methodology

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and caregivers, and content analysis was used to summarize the data.

Participant Demographics

10 patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease and 12 caregivers.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.3183

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