Ambient Cues of Kitchen Counter in Guiding Cooking Activities for Alzheimer's Patient

Abstract

Loss of memory is among the first symptoms reported by patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD). The individual pattern of impaired memory functions correlates with functional brain integrity will result in the inability of the patient to complete a particular task. This research focuses on designing the ambient cues in the kitchen counter to guide Alzheimer's patient to complete cooking activities based on the concept of Stimulus-Response Compatibility (SRC) and whereas the activity is focus on the sequential workflow of cooking activities based on the Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA). Wizard-of-Oz is used to simulate the behavior of theoretical intelligent ambient cues. The results show with the aid of ambient cues in the kitchen, patient be able to complete the task until the end even if there is confusing or disruption in the middle of the activity. The effectiveness of ambient cues show that patient can easily understood the cues of guiding the cooking flow when mistakes happened.