Technology-Assisted Home Care for People With Dementia and Their Relatives: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assistive technologies for people with dementia and their relatives have the potential to ensure, improve, and facilitate home care and thereby enhance the health of the people caring or being cared for. The number and diversity of technologies and research have continuously increased over the past few decades. As a result, the research field has become complex.

Objective

The goal of this scoping review was to provide an overview of the research on technology-assisted home care for people with dementia and their relatives in order to guide further research and technology development.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted following a published framework and by searching 4 databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and CENTRAL) for studies published between 2013

SUBMITTER: Palmdorf S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857954 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature