Abstract Dementia is one of the most common causes of disability among older adults. The design of supportive IT applications requires an understanding of the multitude of individual challenges faced by people living with dementia, as well as the knowledge of the condition per se. A scaffolding design process and the inclusion of appropriate experts might be the key. Our research for a supportive IT application for the early stages of dementia has shown a set of issues that should be taken into consideration; stakeholders’ own strategies for remembering, technological literacy levels, particular opportunities to support information, orientation and organization of users’ every day and a careful and realistic choice for design methods taking the possibilities of cross-disciplinary as well as international consortiums into account. The main contribution of this paper is a set of methodological recommendations, encapsulated by the following four themes: coherence, ownership, experiential knowledge and generative tools.

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痴呆症的多维设计研究及其跨学科联合体的方法学机会

摘要痴呆是老年人致残的最常见原因之一。支持性IT应用程序的设计需要了解痴呆症患者面临的众多个人挑战，以及对疾病本身的了解。脚手架设计过程以及适当专家的加入可能是关键。我们对痴呆症早期阶段的支持性IT应用程序的研究表明，存在一系列应考虑的问题。利益相关者自己的记忆策略，技术素养水平，提供支持信息的特殊机会，用户每天的定位和组织，以及考虑跨学科和国际财团的可能性的谨慎而现实的设计方法选择。