Participants wanted for study into mobile phone and tablet use amongst people with young onset dementia

ByCommunity Team

Kirsty Hall from Birmingham City University is conducting a research study exploring how people living with young onset dementia use mobile phones and tablets in their daily lives.

The study focuses on how elements such as noise, tiredness, stress, or time pressure can affect how easy or difficult technology is to use.

You can register to take part in the study here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VeArfoqCI0W15bd62ZOXha_kjJa9qCtMthKVWR8FC1ZUQ05OQzFVNzYzTU1USDJPTldSUVpZTEs5QS4u. For more information, please contact Kirsty: Kirsty.Hall@mail.bcu.ac.uk

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