SALTC- simulating Ageing and Long term Conditions.

“SALTC是一项社会技术研究活动，涉及扭转长期护理的概念，并使用反向假设思维，从另一端看，即向后看病情的最后阶段。通过使用沉浸式体验，个人被说明了这些条件的典型情感和财务影响，加上对亲属，亲人等的影响，以及为个人规划其生命后期阶段提供支持的财务影响。 该项目旨在量化最常见的长期条件，并希望为每种条件确定不同的恶化阶段，将其添加到“验收协议”中。一旦确定了这一协议，该项目的目标是将其放在互联网上，供有关各方根据其个人经验制定协议，从而使公众能够在查看具体条件时告知项目个人接受的“闪光点”在哪里，以及是否需要外部帮助。 在政策和实践方面保持现状，该项目希望找到一种协议，可以被一个人用来添加细节和接受阈值，以了解长期条件可能对他们产生的影响。通过这种方式，可以确定患有长期疾病的人何时可能需要帮助或不再认为生活质量值得继续的界限和触发点。 该研究项目的最后一个方面着眼于英国的社会经济影响，利用既定协议的调查结果，在沙子上划出一条线，关于痛苦和公众认为在孤独生活的背景下可以接受的东西，以及他们何时需要支持。它期待着看到如何在这种情况下的支持可以提前计划，如果生活意志的可能会增加这样一个身临其境的体验带来的保真度。"

"SALTC is a socio-technological research activity concerned with reversing the concept of Long Term Care, and using Reverse Assumption Thinking, looking from the other end, that of the final stages of the condition backwards. By using an immersive experience, the individual is illustrated the typical emotional and financial impacts of these conditions, coupled with the effect on relatives, loved ones etc. as well as the financial impact of providing support for individuals planning for the later stages of their lives. This project seeks to quantify the most common Long Term Conditions and looks to qualify different deterioration stages for each condition, adding them into a "protocol of acceptance". Once this protocol is defined, the project aims to make it available on the internet for interested parties to shape the protocol with their personal experience, thus allowing the public to inform the project of where the "flash points" of personal acceptance are, with regards the need for external help, when looking at specific conditions. Challenging the status quo with regards to both policy and practice, the project looks to find a protocol that might be used by a person to add detail and acceptance thresholds to their understanding of the effects that long term condition may have on them. In such a manner, it might be possible to ascertain the boundaries and trigger points to when people suffering from a Long Term Condition, may require assistance, or may no longer consider that the quality of life is worth continuing with. The final aspect of this research project looks at the socio-economic impact for the UK, using the established protocol's findings to draw a line in the sand regarding suffering and what the public deems acceptable in the context of lone living, and when they need support. It looks to see how support in this context can be planned for in advance and if Living Will's may be augmented by the fidelity that such an immersive experience brings."