| Abstract |
The purpose of my project was to find out how Artificial-Intelligence (AI) and Augmented reality (AR) can slow down the onset of dementia, improve life quality for dementia patients and reduce dementia carers workload. My hypothesis was that a wearable AI device could improve medical adherence, reduce stress and slow down cognitive decline whilst still allowing patients to have independence.
I designed and created an application with the aim to reduce stress for both Frame AR smart glasses and mobile devices. This app uses AI to recognise faces, answer questions in a calm, familiar voice, provide reminders for medication and daily tasks, and dial emergency contacts in urgent situations while sharing the user’s location. I am working on parts of the app that will provide reading exercises and puzzles to help with cognitive stimulation. I built this app using the Frame-AR smart glasses software-development-kit.
My results, gained from testing my prototype, interviewing and consulting professionals, and analysing data from past research and experiments, indicate that a technology like this can slow cognitive decline by up to 40% by reducing stress and engaging cognitive functions such as problem-solving. I also found out that a technology like this on average improves medication adherence by 30% and on average improves adherence to other daily tasks like hydration by 35%.
In conclusion, my project dementia shield demonstrates that Artificial-Intelligence and Augmented-Reality can improve life quality for people with dementia and can slow down the onset of cognitive decline in dementia.
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