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ArticleJMIR mental health2023

Digital Health Technology to Support Health Care Professionals and Family Caregivers Caring for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: Scoping Review.

Mohamed-Amine Choukou, Funminiyi Olatoye, Reg Urbanowski, Maurizio Caon, Caroline Monnin

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Article in JMIR mental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Mohamed-Amine ChoukouDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9477-2412
Funminiyi OlatoyeDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-9384
Reg UrbanowskiDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5389-9916
Maurizio CaonSchool of Management of Fribourg, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4050-4214
Caroline MonninNeil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7445-0969

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDigital health technology is a promising way of supporting health care providers and family caregivers as they care for patients with cognitive impairment.

objectiveThis scoping review aimed to portray the use of digital health technology to assist health care providers and family caregivers in caring for patients with cognitive impairment who live in the community or in a facility.

methodsWe conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed scientific articles available in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, and CINAHL with Full Text, as well as gray literature available in preprint servers, theses depositories, and various national and international dementia organizations' websites. The search yielded 975 articles, of which we included 7 (0.7%) in the review.

resultsOf the 7 interventions included in the retrieved manuscripts, 2 (29%) were digital calendar reminder systems to support activities of daily living and medication management; 2 (29%) were apps on tablet devices to simulate the presence of family before therapy interventions; 1 (14%) was a social robot used in therapeutic sessions to include elements of musicotherapy, reminiscence, cognitive games, and relaxation; 1 (14%) was a commercially available computer system that provides access to various recreational leisure activities; and 1 (14%) was a web-based self-management support system that helps family caregivers to deal with behavior changes in a relative with dementia. Of the 7 articles, only 1 (14%) reported on the use of a behavior change theory, namely a comprehensive process model of engagement coupled with cognitive stimulation therapy.

conclusionsLiterature on the topic is scarce, recent, and heterogeneous. There is a clear need for a theoretical framework to conceptualize and govern the use of behavior change models that incorporate technology for patients with cognitive impairment.

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behavior changecognitive impairmentdigital healthmental health

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PMCPMC9878361

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