ReviewBMJ health & care informatics2020
Literature review: technological interventions and their impact on quality of life for people living with dementia.
Review in BMJ health & care informatics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Wearable Technology, Smart Home Systems, and Mobile Apps for the Self‑Management of Patient Outcomes in Dementia Care: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Technological interventions in European dementia care: a systematic review of acceptance and attitudes among people living with dementia, caregivers, and healthcare workers.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- State-of-the-Art Sensors for Remote Care of People with Dementia during a Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- A Digital Photo Activity Intervention for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Their Carers: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Vision AI-Based Gamified Cognitive Prosthesis for Executive Function: Feasibility and Usability Study.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Perspectives on Technology Use in the Context of Caregiving for Persons With Dementia: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Detecting the Impact of Older Adult Healthy Brain Aging Behaviour Adoption Using Smart Home Technology.Proceedings of the World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Science · 2024Article
- Impact of digital assistive technologies on the quality of life for people with dementia: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Stakeholder's experiences of living and caring in technology-rich supported living environments for tenants living with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Lifelog Retrieval From Daily Digital Data: Narrative Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Review
- An integrated intervention of computerized cognitive training and physical exercise in virtual reality for people with Alzheimer's disease: The jDome study protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing Implementation of eHealth Technologies to Support Informal Dementia Care: Umbrella Review.JMIR aging · 2021Review
- Involving older adults in technology research and development discussions through dialogue cafés.Research involvement and engagement · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesRapid technology-driven innovation in the healthcare sector has led to an increasing ability to effectively respond to health challenges. However, the cognitive challenges faced by a person with dementia exacerbate the difficulty of designing enduring technological dementia care solutions. Despite this, and in the absence of a cure, facilitating well-being and improved quality of life becomes pivotal for those living with dementia and their caregivers. This review aimed to identify and consolidate the provision of technological solutions for dementia care, and how these are perceived to impact the quality of life of a person with dementia.
methodsArticles and journals were identified using keywords including those relating to quality of life, assistive technologies and technology adoption and acceptance. Greater priority was given to resources published after 2010 due to the speed of technological advancement, and peer-reviewed articles were preferred.
results91 resources were identified, with 38 contributing to the final review. In addition to multiple quality of life measurement tools, the literature identified a large variety of solutions that fell into three categories: those used 'by', 'with' or 'on' a person with dementia.
conclusionsThis review concludes that the 'one size fits all' approach to many solutions reflects the lack of supporting evidence, negatively impacting trust in their usefulness among caregivers and their subsequent adoption rates. This could be attributed to limited involvement of people with dementia in studies of effectiveness and adoption. Additional research is recommended to further consolidate research on quality of life and to understand the individuality and progression of dementia and its influence on dementia care solutions.
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