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SynthesisBMC health services research2022

Promotors and barriers to the implementation and adoption of assistive technology and telecare for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review of the literature.

Lydia D Boyle, Bettina S Husebo, Maarja Vislapuu

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Synthesis in BMC health services research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lydia D BoyleDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine, University of Bergen, Årstadveien 17, 5009, Bergen, Norway.
Bettina S HuseboDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Årstadveien 17, 5009, Bergen, Norway.
Maarja VislapuuDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Årstadveien 17, 5009, Bergen, Norway. maarja.vislapuu@uib.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3672-9269
University of Bergen · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne of the most pressing issues in our society is the provision of proper care and treatment for the growing global health challenge of ageing. Assistive Technology and Telecare (ATT) is a key component in facilitation of safer, longer, and independent living for people with dementia (PwD) and has the potential to extend valuable care and support for caregivers globally. The objective of this study was to identify promotors and barriers to implementation and adoption of ATT for PwD and their informal (family and friends) and formal (healthcare professionals) caregivers.

methodsFive databases Medline (Ovid), CINAHL, Web of Science, APA PsycINFO and EMBASE were searched. PRISMA guidelines have been used to guide all processes and results. Retrieved studies were qualitative, mixed-method and quantitative, screened using Rayyan and overall quality assessed using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) and Mixed Methods Assessment Tool (MMAT). Certainty of evidence was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria and assigned within categories of high, moderate, or low. NVivo was used for synthesis and analysis of article content. A narrative synthesis combines the study findings.

resultsThirty studies (7 quantitative, 19 qualitative and 4 mixed methods) met the inclusion criteria. Identified primary promotors for the implementation and adoption of ATT were: personalized training and co-designed solutions, safety for the PwD, involvement of all relevant stakeholders, ease of use and support, and cultural relevance. Main barriers for the implementation and adoption of ATT included: unintended adverse consequences, timing and disease progress, technology anxiety, system failures, digital divide, and lack of access to or knowledge of available ATT.

conclusionThe most crucial elements for the adoption of ATT in the future will be a focus on co-design, improved involvement of relevant stakeholders, and the adaptability (tailoring related to context) of ATT solutions over time (disease process).

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DementiaSelf-Help DevicesCaregiversHealth PersonnelHumansIndependent LivingAssistive technologyBarriersCaregiversDementiaImplementationPromotorsTelecare

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PMID36550456
PMCPMC9780101
OpenAlexW4312179263

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