Factors Influencing the Adoption of Smart Health Technologies for People With Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers: Scoping Review and Design Framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smart Health technologies (s-Health technologies) are being developed to support people with dementia (PwD) and their informal caregivers at home, to improve care and reduce the levels of burden and stress they experience. However, although s-Health technologies have the potential to facilitate this, the factors influencing a successful implementation in this population are still unknown.

Objective

The aim of this study was to review existing literature to explore the factors influencing PwD and their informal caregivers' adoption of s-Health technologies for home care.

Methods

Following the Arksey and O'Malley methodology, this study is a scoping review providing a narrative description of the scientific literature on factors influencing s-Health technolog

SUBMITTER: Guisado-Fernandez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716546 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature