The purpose of the study is to explore when and how technology becomes a topic in interactions involving people with dementia and their carers. Three dyads of older women with dementia and their carers participated in the study. The dyads interacted in the home environments of the persons with dementia using tablet computers and two web-based applications with generic pictures, videos, and music files (CIRCA) and personalized pictures and films (CIRCUS). The data included twenty-one video-recorded interactions. Topical episode analysis and transcripts of interaction were used to analyze and exemplify when and how technology was talked about in the dyads. The dyads were engaged in exploring the tablets, and six common ways of making technology a topic of conversation were identified: talk about tech problems, commenting actions, expressing uncertainty in navigation, instructing and explaining, expressing surprise, and talk about technical development. The dyads explored the tablets in ways that were reflected in the content of their conversations. If people with dementia and their carers should benefit from today’s technology, such as there is evidence for the interactions examined in this study, their homes and daily environments must be equipped with sufficient internet access and technical support.

该研究的目的是探讨技术何时以及如何成为涉及痴呆症患者及其护理人员的互动中的主题。患有老年痴呆症的老年妇女及其护理者的三联体参与了该研究。二倍体在老年痴呆症患者的家庭环境中使用平板电脑和两个基于Web的应用程序进行交互，这些应用程序具有通用图片，视频和音乐文件（CIRCA）以及个性化图片和电影（CIRCUS）。数据包括二十一个视频记录的交互。话题情节分析和交互转录本被用来分析和举例说明在二联体中谈论技术的时间和方式。两兄弟从事平板电脑的探索，并确定了使技术成为对话话题的六种常见方法：谈论技术问题，发表评论，表示不确定的导航，指导和解释，表示惊讶并谈论技术发展。两兄弟以对话内容中反映的方式探索了这些平板电脑。如果痴呆症患者及其照顾者应该从当今的技术中受益，例如有证据表明本研究中检查的相互作用，则他们的房屋和日常环境必须配备足够的互联网访问和技术支持。