Wandering as a Sociomaterial Practice
Extending the Theorization of GPS Tracking in Cognitive Impairment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4630815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Wherton (0000-0001-7701-4783, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, corresponding author), Trisha Greenhalgh (0000-0003-2369-8088, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom), Rob Procter (0000-0001-8059-5224, The University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom), Sara Shaw (0000-0002-7014-4793, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom), James Shaw (0000-0002-9522-0756, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 328-344 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732318798358 |
| PMID | 30215572 |
| OpenAlex | W2891774981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 54 |
Electronic tracking through global positioning systems (GPSs) is used to monitor people with cognitive impairment who "wander" outside the home. This ethnographic study explored how GPS-monitored wandering was experienced by individuals, lay carers, and professional staff. Seven in-depth case studies revealed that wandering was often an enjoyable and worthwhile activity and helped deal with uncertainty and threats to identity. In what were typically very complex care contexts, GPS devices were useful to the extent that they aligned with a wider sociomaterial care network that included lay carers, call centers, and health and social care professionals. In this context, "safe" wandering was a collaborative accomplishment that depended on the technology's materiality, affordances, and aesthetic properties; a distributed knowledge of the individual and the places they wandered through, and a collective and dynamic interpretation of risk. Implications for design and delivery of GPS devices and services for cognitive impairment are discussed
Aesthetics · Affordance · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Ethnography · Global Positioning System · Pedagogy · Sociology · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Computer Science · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |