Informal carers' experience and outcomes of assistive technology use in dementia care in the community: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Dementia is one of the greatest health and care priorities globally. Caring for persons with dementia is a challenge and often leads to negative psychological, physiological and financial consequences for informal carers (family members or friends). Many informal carers experience moderate to severe levels of burden. Advances in technology have the potential to assist persons with dementia and their carers, through assistive technology (AT) devices such as electronic medication dispensers, robotic devices and motion detectors. However, little is known about informal carers' experience and the impact of these technologies on them. This review aims to investigate the outcomes and experience of carers of persons with dementia, who live at home and use AT. METHOD:MEDLINE, Embase, CI

SUBMITTER: Sriram V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature