Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
20 results found in Dementia.
- Art Therapy (Creative Arts Therapy, Arts Therapy)
- A form of psychotherapy that uses creative art-making as the primary mode of expression and communication. Art therapy is facilitated by trained therapists and can involve painting, drawing, collage, …
- Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD, Behavioural Disturbance, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms)
- A range of non-cognitive symptoms and behaviours associated with dementia, including agitation, aggression, wandering, repetitive behaviours, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, delusions, and ha…
- Care Staff (Care Worker, Direct Care Worker, Personal Care Aide, Care Assistant)
- Individuals who provide day-to-day personal care and support to residents in care facilities, including assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and mobility. Care staff are distinct from…
- Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR, CDR Scale)
- The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) is a five-point staging scale used to characterise the severity of dementia, originally developed by Hughes and colleagues at Washington University in 1982. A clinic…
- Clock Drawing Test (CDT)
- The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is a brief cognitive screening task in which a person is asked to draw a clock face, place the numbers, and set the hands to a specified time (commonly "ten past eleven").…
- Confabulation (Clinical) (Clinical Confabulation)
- Confabulation in a clinical sense is the unconscious production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories without the intent to deceive - the person genuinely believes what they are recount…
- Dementia-Friendly Community (Dementia Friendly Community)
- An approach to inclusion in which public spaces, services, programs, and technologies are designed so that people living with dementia can continue to participate as active community members - shoppin…
- Doll Therapy
- A nonpharmacological intervention used in dementia care in which a person is given a lifelike doll to hold, dress, and care for. For some people with advanced dementia, engaging with the doll can redu…
- Episodic Memory (Autobiographical Memory, Personal Experience Memory)
- The memory of specific personal experiences and events, including details about what happened, where and when it occurred, and the emotions associated with it. Episodic memory allows people to mentall…
- Illness Narrative (Disease Narrative)
- An illness narrative is the story a person and their significant others construct to give coherence to the disruptive experience of illness or diagnosis and its effects on the family system. In the co…
- Life Story Work (Life Story, Biography Work, Digital Biography)
- A person-centered approach to care that involves gathering and sharing information about an individual's life history, preferences, relationships, and experiences. In dementia care, life story work he…
- Memory Aid (Memory Wallet, Memory Book, External Memory Aid)
- A tool or device that supports memory function by providing external cues, reminders, or stored information that a person can reference. For people with dementia or other cognitive impairments, memory…
- Memory Cue (Memory Prompt, Recall Cue, Retrieval Cue)
- Any stimulus — such as a photograph, sound, object, location, or verbal prompt — that triggers the recollection of a past experience or piece of information. In assistive technology for people with ep…
- Non-Pharmacological Intervention (NPI, Non-Drug Intervention)
- A non-pharmacological intervention (NPI) is any therapeutic approach delivered without medication, including art and music therapy, reminiscence work, cognitive stimulation, exercise programmes, anima…
- People with Dementia (PwD)
- A person-first term used in accessibility and dementia research to refer to individuals living with dementia — an umbrella term covering progressive neurological conditions (such as Alzheimer's diseas…
- Perseveration (Perseverative Behavior)
- The uncontrolled repetition of a response, word, phrase, or action that persists beyond the appropriate context. In people with cognitive impairments such as dementia, brain injury, or certain develop…
- Repetitive Questioning (Perseverative Questioning)
- A behavioural symptom of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, in which a person repeatedly asks the same question over and over, often within short time intervals. Repetitive questioning can st…
- Residential Care (Care Home, Nursing Home, Long-Term Care Facility, Assisted Living)
- A facility that provides housing, personal care, and support services for individuals who cannot live independently due to age, disability, or health conditions. Residential care settings range from a…
- SenseCam (Microsoft SenseCam, Vicon Revue)
- A wearable digital camera originally developed by Microsoft Research that automatically captures photos throughout the day without requiring the wearer to actively take pictures. SenseCam is worn arou…
- Shared Reality (Shared Realities)
- Shared reality is the experience of a common inner state - thoughts, feelings, or perceptions about an object or situation - between two or more people, established through communication and mutual ac…