SynthesisBMC geriatrics2019
Informal carers' experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
- mHealth Apps for Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and Other Neurocognitive Disorders: Systematic Search and Environmental Scan.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- Mapping ethical issues in the use of smart home health technologies to care for older persons: a systematic review.BMC medical ethics · 2023Pooled it
- State-of-the-Art Sensors for Remote Care of People with Dementia during a Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Technology caregiver intervention for Alzheimer's disease (I-CARE): Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of Brain CareNotes.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Trial
- Exploring Informal Caregivers' Perception of the Olera Digital Caregiving Assistance Platform for Dementia Care: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Ethical issues associated with assistive technologies for persons living with dementia and their caregivers - An overview of reviews.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Review
- Evaluating the Feasibility of Technology-Based Interventions in Disability and Rehabilitation: Definitions, Considerations, and Dimensions.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Dementia family carers' needs and wants for technological solutions to their work-care reconciliation challenges: semi-structured interviews.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2026Article
- Adopting assistive technologies for the support and care of people with mild dementia living at home-Understanding the decision-making process: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Using Crowdsourcing Internet of Things Technology to Reduce Caregiver Worry in Dementia-Related Lost Episodes: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Observational
- Real-World Challenges of Using Assisted Living Technologies across Different Australian Aged Care Settings: A Qualitative Study of User Experiences.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Article
- Sharing patient technology preferences with care networks: Stakeholders' views of the "Let's Talk Tech" decision aid for dementia care.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- Socially assistive robots and meaningful work: the case of aged care.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2025Article
- Perceived technology usefulness for caregiving among unpaid caregivers: a National Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perspectives on Technology Use in the Context of Caregiving for Persons With Dementia: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- The Needs and Experiences of People With Early-Stage Dementia Using an Application for Cognitive and Physical Activation in Germany: Qualitative Study.JMIR aging · 2024Article
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- Identification of Ethical Issues and Practice Recommendations Regarding the Use of Robotic Coaching Solutions for Older Adults: Narrative Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Review
- A Systematic Review on Pill and Medication Dispensers from a Human-Centered Perspective.Journal of healthcare informatics research · 2024Article
- Cross-cultural perspectives on intelligent assistive technology in dementia care: comparing Israeli and German experts' attitudes.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDementia is a health and care priority globally. Caring for persons with dementia is a challenge and can lead to negative psychological, physiological and financial consequences for informal carers. Advances in technology have the potential to assist persons with dementia and their carers, through assistive technology devices such as electronic medication dispensers, robotic devices trackers and motion detectors. However, little is known about carers' experience and the impact of these technologies on them. This review aims to investigate the outcomes and experience of carers of persons with dementia, who live at home and use assistive technology.
methodsA systematic search in seven databases and manual searches were carried out using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria to identify studies on carers of persons with dementia involving the use of assistive technology. The search identified 56 publications with quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method designs.
resultsThe studies reported positive and negative findings and focused on a wide variety of assistive technology devices. There were large differences in the uses of assistive technology, outcome measures used and the quality of studies. Knowledge and acceptance, competence to use and ethical issues when using assistive technology were themes that emerged from the studies. Carers generally appreciated using assistive technology and their experience of use varied.
conclusionsThe intention of this systematic review is to list and classify the various types of assistive technology used by carers of persons with dementia and explores the positive and negative aspects, knowledge, acceptance and ethical issues in the use of assistive technology by carers of persons with dementia. We recommend the use of a standard and person-centred system of classifying and naming assistive technology devices and systems and for future research efforts in assistive technology to incorporate a family/carer centred model. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO - CRD42017082268 .
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