Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the [e-mail] trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a knowledge gap regarding factors that may influence the access to different devices for home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD). The aim of this study was to identify different assistive technology and telecare (ATT) devices installed in the home and key factors associated with access to such technology.

Methods

The baseline data came from the [e-mail] trial, a 24-month multi-component intervention including PwDs and their informal caregivers (dyads) and were collected through semi-quantitative questionnaires in three Norwegian municipalities between May and November of 2019. Regression models were applied to detect demographic and clinical factors associated with access to ATT.

Results

Of 438 screened dyads, 276 were included at baseline.

SUBMITTER: Puaschitz NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442311 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature