INTERACTIVE DESIGN: ADAPTATION OF INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ASSISTANCE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that mainly affects the patient's memory, causing an irreversible progressive degeneration. It can affect anyone with a genetic predisposition, ranging from 65 to 80 years old, mainly attacking memory, cognitive ability, and language (El diario de la Tercera Edad, 2015). Due to the symptoms and the psychological and emotional problems that the AD presents, the patient ends up isolating himself from his environment, resulting in feelings of insecurity and a sense of loss of his own autonomy, his body, and his intellect, causing family relationships and social cease to exist. For this reason, from the hand of design and other disciplines such as psychology and medicine and their respective advances, including the incorporation of new trends in technology, a new proposal will be provided, seeking to innovate the way in which these users interact with their environment. To achieve this, it will be necessary to understand the main user, incorporating methodologies of user analysis, trends and creativity, seeking to promote the use of technology and the design of experiences in the world of medicine and terminal diseases, culminating in the design of an interactive system adaptable to various devices and user demands, able to connect and provide feedback; with the aim of verifying that interactive design and experiences is the new branch of design that will provide solutions to problems that previously seemed invincible.

Keywords

• Alzheimer's disease
• autonomy
• design of experiences
• human well-being
• interaction
• interactive design
• smart technologies