Anticipatory Care Tools (ACT)

我们的团队正在开展一个项目，旨在改善痴呆症患者、他们的照顾者和医疗保健专业人员的生活。我们正在创建一种数字预期护理工具(ACT)。简单地说，预见性护理是一种主动的方法，它帮助我们在潜在的健康问题变得危急之前预测和应对它们。想象一个工具，可以帮助预测痴呆症患者的某些健康变化或行为。这样的工具可以帮助护理人员和医疗保健专业人员及早干预，从而避免不必要的住院和临床干预。这不仅可以省钱，还可以极大地提高痴呆症患者的生活质量。这一倡议的核心是认知刺激疗法(CST)，这是一种效果明显的方法。它已经在37个国家使用，并在英国得到了NICE的认可。我们的数字工具将通过将预见性护理引入到组合中来补充CST，使护理更加个性化和有效。作为该项目的一部分，我们将进行研究，包括研究数字环境下医疗服务协调员和痴呆症患者之间的动态。我们还将与来自不同组织的专家携手合作，以确保我们开发的工具是适当和有益的。其目的是了解什么对痴呆症患者和他们的照顾者最有效，无论是在面对面的会议上还是在在线会议上。一旦开发完成，该工具将被集成到现有的具有记忆问题的CST应用程序中，也将作为一个独立的基于网络的工具或通过API集成到其他护理平台中。未来，我们将探索使用机器学习和先进技术进一步完善该工具的可能性。最终目标是使护理人员和医疗保健专业人员能够使用一种工具，帮助他们为痴呆症患者提供更好的护理，降低医疗成本，最重要的是，提高这些人的生活质量。

Our team is embarking on a project that aims to improve the lives of individuals living with dementia, their carers, and healthcare professionals. We are creating a digital anticipatory care tool (ACT). In simple terms, anticipatory care is a proactive approach, which helps us predict and respond to potential health issues before they become critical.Imagine a tool that could assist in predicting certain health changes or behaviors in people with dementia. Such a tool could help carers and healthcare professionals to intervene early, thereby avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and clinical interventions. Not only could this save money, but it would also greatly enhance the quality of life for those living with dementia.At the heart of this initiative is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), a method that has demonstrable effects. It's already in use across 37 countries and has the endorsement of NICE in the UK. Our digital tool will complement CST by introducing anticipatory care into the mix, enabling care to be even more personalised and effective.As part of this project, we'll be conducting research, including studying the dynamics between healthcare facilitators and dementia patients in digital settings. We'll also be working hand-in-hand with experts from various organisations to ensure the tool we develop is appropriate and beneficial. The aim is to understand what works best for dementia patients and their carers, whether it's in a face-to-face meeting or in an online session.Once developed, the tool will be integrated into an existing CST app with Memory Matters and will also be available as a standalone web-based tool or through an API for integration into other care platforms. In the future we will explore the possibilities of using machine learning and advanced technologies to refine the tool further.The end goal is to empower carers and healthcare professionals with a tool that can help them provide better care for people living with dementia, reduce healthcare costs, and most importantly, improve the quality of life for these individuals.