Abstract
It is important that the younger generation participate in events related to the dementia as part of the effort to achieve an inclusive society with dementia. In this work, we aim to clarify the effects when young people participate proactively in this endeavor. To this end, we held an event to discuss ideas about dementia conceived by high school students and conducted a survey to compare the effects of dementia-related events by students with those of existing events. These effects will give us a better idea of social support for dementia. We utilized an evaluation questionnaire scored on the Likert scale as a verification method. The data were collected by asking 43 participants to rate nine evaluation items on a 5-point scale for this event and existing events such dementia cafe. We then analyzed the effects of dementia-related events by high school students based on differences in these assessed scores. Our findings reveal significantly higher scores for “easy to attend”, “want to attend in the future”, “have a good time”, and “come up with ideas that are not usually thought of” compared to existing events. As a limitation, 90% of the participants were caregivers in the medical field so the results may be different if people with dementia (PWDs) or family members participate. Although there were few responses from PWDs, the results suggest that the effects of dementia-related events by high school students may be improved in terms of lightheartedness, willingness to participate, enjoyment, and the activation of new ideas.
Presenters
Shunichi SekoSenior Research Engineer, Symbionic Intelligence Laboratory, NTT Human Informatics Laboratories , Kanagawa, Japan Hisashi Matsukawa
Senior Research Engineer, Supervisor, Symbiotic Intelligence Laboratory, NTT Human Informatics Laboratories, Kanagawa, Japan Asuka Ono
Researcher, NTT Human Informatics Laboratories, Kanagawa, Japan Ayaka Yamanaka
NTT Human Informatics Laboratories
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
DEMENTIA CARE,INCLUCIVE SOCIETY,SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
