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Design and Manufacture of Therapeutic Dolls for Pulse Measurement of Elderly Patients with Dementia

치매노인의 맥박측정을 위한 치료적 인형의 설계 및 제작

  • Cha, Chiyoung (Division of Nursing Science College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Won, Seungmook (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, JinKyu (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Seong Keol (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2015.08.27
  • Accepted : 2015.09.21
  • Published : 2015.10.15
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Abstract

For a long time, therapeutic dolls have been provided to elderly patients with dementia as a non-drug therapy in several western countries. These dolls are made to resemble newborn babies. Touching the dolls and singing lullabies remind the elderly of taking care of their babies. These actions are effective in decreasing anxiety and reducing aggression, particularly, in the elderly with dementia. These dolls also help them to adapt to new places such as nursing facilities. This work proposes the installation of advanced systems in therapeutic dolls to aid the medical treatment of dementia patients by stabilizing their physical and mental health.

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