ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024
Wrist-worn actigraphy in agitated late-stage dementia patients: A feasibility study on digital inclusion.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Aesthetic Experience in the Acceptance of Wearable Technology for People With Dementia: Critical Interpretive Synthesis.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing Enrollment and Adherence in Long-Term Wearable Research on Dementia: Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Improve Sleep in People with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Sativex (nabiximols) for the treatment of Agitation & Aggression in Alzheimer's dementia in UK nursing homes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trial.Age and ageing · 2025Trial
- Perceptions of care home residents, families and staff about wearable devices: a scoping review.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
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- Postoperative use of fitness trackers for continuous monitoring of vital signs: a survey of hospitalized patients.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Remote Sleep and Cognitive Research in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Prospective Feasibility Cohort Study.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Wearable sensors for monitoring caregivers of people with dementia: a scoping review.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Bibliographic analysis of psychiatric publications in Taiwan: An analysis of Web of Science subject category from 1970 to 2023.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2024Article
- Wrist-worn actigraphy in agitated late-stage dementia patients: A feasibility study on digital inclusion.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWrist-worn actigraphy can be an objective tool to assess sleep and other behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD). We investigated the feasibility of using wearable actigraphy in agitated late-stage dementia patients.
methodsAgitated, late-stage Alzheimer's dementia care home residents in Greater London area (n = 29; 14 females, mean age ± SD: 80.8 ± 8.2; 93.1% White) were recruited to wear an actigraphy watch for 4 weeks. Wearing time was extracted to evaluate compliance, and factors influencing compliance were explored.
resultsA high watch-acceptance (96.6%) and compliance rate (88.0%) was noted. Non-compliance was not associated with age or BPSD symptomatology. However, participants with "better" cognitive function (R = 0.42, p = 0.022) and during nightshift (F DISCUSSIONS: Wrist-worn actigraphy appears acceptable and feasible in late-stage agitated dementia patients. Accommodating the needs of both the patients and their carers may further improve compliance.
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