1st Edition

Design for Dementia, Mental Health and Wellbeing Co-Design, Interventions and Policy

374 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

374 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

374 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This edited volume offers the first overview and reflective discussion of how design can contribute to people’s wellbeing and mental health in the context of dementia, mental illness and neurodiversity.  This book explores and promotes holistic, salutogenic and preventive strategies that recognise and respond to people’s needs, wants, wishes and rights to further health, wellbeing and... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction: designing for wellbeing in the context of dementia, mental illness and neurodiversity

Kristina Niedderer, Geke Ludden, Tom Dening and Vjera Holthoff-Detto

 

Part 1: Co-designing for wellbeing

Introduction: co-designing with people with lived experience

Kristina Niedderer, Geke Ludden, Tom Dening and Vjera Holthoff-Detto

Chapter 2. A moral compass for co-creation challenges involving experts by experience in research and innovation projects in mental health and wellbeing in later life

Raquel Losada, Rosa Almeida and Teresa Orihuela

Chapter 3. Co-design for sustainable youth mental health in Australia

Madeline Zabar, Fanke Peng, Aaron Davis, Christopher Kueh and Ian Gwilt

Chapter 4. Spaces of co-design in mental health, neurology and neuroscience

Leigh-Anne Hepburn, Chris L. Smith, Donald McNeill and Jason A. Dibbs

Chapter 5. Co-design of eHealth in the context of severe mental illness

Tessa Dekkers, Nienke Beerlage-de Jong, Stephanie Schouten, Tahnee Heirbaut, Saskia Kelders, Jeroen Deenik and Hanneke Kip

Chapter 6. Guidelines for facilitation: articulating tacit knowledge on co-designing within mental health

Erika Renedo Illarregi

Chapter 7. Psychosocial design and engagement at The Big Anxiety festivals

Gail Kenning and Jill Bennett

Chapter 8. Designing community arts engagement for people with dementia and their informal care partners

Laura Malinin, Jennifer E. Cross, Deana Davalos, Meara Faw, Lindsey Wilhem and Rebecca Lassell

 

Part 2: Designing Interventions

Introduction: designing interventions to support mental health and wellbeing

Geke Ludden, Kristina Niedderer, Vjera Holthoff-Detto, Tom Dening

Chapter 9. Designing for dementia: examining design-led approaches and innovations

Paul A. Rodgers

Chapter 10. Reducing anxiety with a HUG

Cathy Treadaway

Chapter 11. DCare: empowering dementia caregivers in Indian families in informal care settings

Vivek Kant, Rishi Tak and Manish Asthana

Chapter 12. The adaptation of the dementia village model: comparing design features of a Dutch and Canadian dementia village

Jodi Sturge

Chapter 13. Evaluation of technologies and products for psychosocial intervention and support for and with people living with dementia

Michael P. Craven

Chapter 14. Identifying and categorising mindfulness-based design interventions to support people with dementia and their wellbeing

Kristina Niedderer, Isabelle Tournier, Donna Maria Coleston-Shields and Tom Dening

Chapter 15. Mindful design for designers: the dimensions of socio-cognitive mindfulness and correlating the Mindful Design Evaluation Scale and visual cards for expert use

Michaelle Bosse and Christian Wölfel

Chapter 16.  Compassionate technology, value-based design for (e-)mental health

Geke Ludden, Matthijs Noordzij, Benedetta Lusi, Charlotte van Lotringen and Randy Klaassen

Chapter 17. We want to play too: co-design of a public intergenerational play space and service for improved mental health for older adults in the Australian Capital Territory

Jordan Mckibbin, Fanke Peng and Cathy Hope

 

Part 3: Policy and design

Introduction: designing policy and regulations for better design

Tom Dening, Kristina Niedderer, Geke Ludden and Vjera Holthoff-Detto

Chapter 18. Designing and influencing mental health policy: bringing evidence and experience to decision-making

Andy Bell and Sarah Hughes

Chapter 19. How can policymakers design for mental health and wellbeing?

Camilla Buchanan, Vanessa Lefton and Kate Langham

Chapter 20. Developing culturally appropriate dementia interventions for people from culturally diverse backgrounds

Jennifer N. W. Lim

Chapter 21. Design principles and guidelines for inclusive mHealth design for people living with dementia

Thomas Engelsma, Monique W. M. Jaspers and Linda W. P. Peute  

Chapter 22. Flexibility and customisation: starting from ASD to design sensory healthcare environments for people's wellbeing

Elena Bellini and Alessia Macchi

Chapter 23. Sensory-friendly LED lighting for healthcare environments: co-producing design regulations to meet autistic needs

Jill Corbyn, Alexia Gkika and Jane Cannon

Chapter 24. Conclusion: designing for a better life

Kristina Niedderer, Geke Ludden, Tom Dening and Vjera Holthoff-Detto

Biography

Kristina Niedderer is Professor of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Geke Ludden is Professor of Interaction Design at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Tom Dening is Professor of Dementia Research in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK.

Vjera Holthoff-Detto is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.