Impact of digital assistive technologies on the quality of life for people with dementia: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital assistive technologies (DATs) have emerged as promising tools to support the daily life of people with dementia (PWD). Current research tends to concentrate either on specific categories of DATs or provide a generic view. Therefore, it is of essence to provide a review of different kinds of DATs and how they contribute to improving quality of life (QOL) for PWD.

Design

Scoping review using the framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and recommendations from Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews.

Data sources

Cochrane, Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science (January 2013 to May 2023).

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Completed scientific literature with a primary focus o

SUBMITTER: Schneider C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862336 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature