ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Can Use of Digital Technologies by People with Dementia Improve Self-Management and Social Participation? A Systematic Review of Effect Studies.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Toward better technology for social health in dementia: a review of implementation recommendations and research priorities to equitably meet the demand.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled 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
- The effects of psychosocial interventions using generic photos on social interaction, mood and quality of life of persons with dementia: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Exploring the Role of Web-Based Interventions in the Self-management of Dementia: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the online-based comprehensive cognitive training application, Smart Brain, for community-dwelling older adults with dementia: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
- Serious Games for Seniors With Dementia: A Pilot Study.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Digital health interventions for urinary tract infection prevention and management in people living with dementia and their family caregivers: a scoping review.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Internet Access and Use Among Dementia Carers and the People They Support in Australia: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Informal carers' experiences in everyday life and the use of digital assistive technology for time management in persons with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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- Social connections as determinants of cognitive health and as targets for social interventions in persons with or at risk of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders: a scoping review.International psychogeriatrics · 2024Article
- Characteristics and Range of Reviews About Technologies for Aging in Place: Scoping Review of Reviews.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Implementation of digital health technologies for older adults: a scoping review.Frontiers in aging · 2024Article
- FindMyApps compared with usual tablet use to promote social health of community-dwelling people with mild dementia and their informal caregivers: a randomised controlled trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Policymaker perspectives on self-management of disease and disabilities using information and communication technologies.Health research policy and systems · 2023Article
- FindMyApps eHealth intervention improves quality, not quantity, of home tablet use by people with dementia.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Digital storytelling intervention to enhance social connections and participation for people with mild cognitive impairment: a research protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Introducing and Familiarising Older Adults Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers to Virtual Reality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A multi-criteria decision model for assessing health and self-care ability.Central European journal of operations research · 2022Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
There is increasing interest in the use of technology to support social health in dementia. The primary objective of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence of effectiveness of digital technologies used by people with dementia to improve self-management and social participation. Records published from 1 January 2007 to 9 April 2020 were identified from Pubmed, PsycInfo, Web of Science, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Controlled interventional studies evaluating interventions based on any digital technology were included if: primary users of the technology had dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI); and the study reported outcomes relevant to self-management or social participation. Studies were clustered by population, intervention, and outcomes, and narrative synthesis was undertaken. Of 1394 records identified, nine met the inclusion criteria: two were deemed to be of poor methodological quality, six of fair quality, and one of good quality. Three clusters of technologies were identified: virtual reality, wearables, and software applications. We identified weak evidence that digital technologies may provide less benefit to people with dementia than people with MCI. Future research should address the methodological limitations and narrow scope of existing work. In the absence of strong evidence, clinicians and caregivers must use their judgement to appraise available technologies on a case-by-case basis.
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