I-Can-Do: Developing Digital Accessibility For The Dementia Volunteer Service

随着病例数量的不断增加，痴呆症已成为一个关键的卫生优先事项。由于无法治愈，因此需要进行心理社会干预，特别是在早期阶段，以帮助人们尽可能长时间地保持健康、福祉和独立。为早期痴呆症患者提供支持的挑战是在当地社区提供个性化和量身定制的活动，以满足他们的兴趣和需求，这不会被认为是耻辱，并使他们能够做出贡献，他们感到受到重视。IDoService提供了这样一个新颖和创新的计划。它通过将新近诊断为痴呆症的人与当地志愿服务联系起来，帮助他们识别、参与社区的社会活动并为其做出贡献。该服务围绕着一个核心的3期计划，由健康导师提供，让人们探索自己的优势和兴趣，了解当地有什么，并以一种安全和愉快的方式决定他们想做什么。我们已于2022年在索尔福德成功试用了这项服务。我们现在建议开发一个互动的数字版本，使它更方便用户使用和易于扩展。

With rising numbers of cases, dementia is a key health priority. With no cure, there is a need for psychosocial interventions, especially at the early stages, to help people maintain their health, wellbeing and independence as long as possible. The challenge for supporting people at the early stages of dementia is in providing an individualised and tailored offer of activities in their local community that meets their interests and needs, that is not perceived at stigmatising, and that allows them to make a contribution for which they feel valued.The IDoService offers such a novel and innovative programme. It supports people with a recent diagnosis of dementia in identifying, participating and contributing to social activities in their community by connecting them to local volunteer services. The Service is built around a core 3-session plan, delivered by the wellbeing mentor, which allows people to explore their strengths and interests, get to know what is available locally and to decide what they want to do in a safe and convivial way. We have successfully trialled the service with Age UK Salford in 2022. We propose now to develop an interactive digital version to make it more user-friendly and easily scalable.