In-Home Positioning for Remote Home Health Monitoring in Older Adults: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the growing proportion of Canadians aged >65 years, smart home and health monitoring technologies may help older adults manage chronic disease and support aging in place. Localization technologies have been used to support the management of frailty and dementia by detecting activities in the home.

Objective

This systematic review aims to summarize the clinical evidence for in-home localization technologies, review the acceptability of monitoring, and summarize the range of technologies being used for in-home localization.

Methods

The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology was followed. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus were searched with 2 reviewers performing screening, extractions, and quality assess

SUBMITTER: Chan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11661402 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature