ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2018
User experience and clinical effectiveness with two wearable global positioning system devices in home dementia care.
Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02893800 (Assistive Technology for Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Assistive Technology for Dementia: Validation and Optimization of the Individual Benefits of Locating Systems in Dementia Care (VODINO)
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Aesthetic Experience in the Acceptance of Wearable Technology for People With Dementia: Critical Interpretive Synthesis.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing Enrollment and Adherence in Long-Term Wearable Research on Dementia: Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- Wearable and Portable GPS Solutions for Monitoring Mobility in Dementia: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Wearable GPS and Accelerometer Technologies for Monitoring Mobility and Physical Activity in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Mobile Safety Alarms Based on GPS Technology in the Care of Older Adults: Systematic Review of Evidence Based on a General Evidence Framework for Digital Health Technologies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Assistive technology and telecare to maintain independent living at home for people with dementia: the ATTILA RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2021Trial
- A systematic review on patient and public attitudes toward health monitoring technologies across countries.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- DIALOGUE: Digital care technologies for social connection, care and support of older adults. Final Project Report.NIHR open research · 2025Article
- Perceived Benefit and Satisfaction With a Tablet Computer and an Emergency Smartwatch by Older Adults and Their Relatives: Prospective Real-World Pilot Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Implementing global positioning system trackers for people with dementia who are at risk of wandering.Dementia (London, England) · 2024Article
- Identifying adoption and usability factors of locator devices for persons living with dementia.Dementia (London, England) · 2022Article
- Impact of Actual Use Behavior of Healthcare Wearable Devices on Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey of People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in Ghana.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Ethical Views on Sharing Digital Data for Public Health Surveillance: Analysis of Survey Data Among Patients.Frontiers in big data · 2022Article
- Overcoming barriers to the adoption of locating technologies in dementia care: a multi-stakeholder focus group study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Use of technology and social media in dementia care: Current and future directions.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- Usability and User Experience of Cognitive Intervention Technologies for Elderly People With MCI or Dementia: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Coping with Everyday Life for Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Wearable Devices for Assessing Function in Alzheimer's Disease: A European Public Involvement Activity About the Features and Preferences of Patients and Caregivers.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- A comprehensive study of mobile-health based assistive technology for the healthcare of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD).Health care management science · 2020Review
- Reply to: Breast cancer survivors' perspectives on a home-based physical activity intervention utilizing wearable technology.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionThe user experience and clinical effectiveness with wearable global positioning system (GPS) devices for persons with dementia (PwDs) and caregivers (CGs) remain unclear although many are available.
methodsUsing a crossover design, 20 dyads tested two similar commercial GPS watches (products A and B) at home for 4 weeks each. Usability, product functions, design features and product satisfaction at home and the clinic were investigated. Caregiver burden and quality of life assessed clinical effectiveness.
resultsThe final 17 dyads rated the usability, telephone function, overall design features, font, buttons, and battery life of B significantly better than A. PwDs rated the overall design features and buttons of A significantly better than CGs. Product satisfaction with both products was significantly lower at home. Clinical effectiveness was not found. DISCUSSION: User experience can be improved by optimizing specific product details. This might translate to clinical effectiveness. Social desirability bias may explain different product satisfaction ratings.
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