Review article
https://doi.org/10.5671/ca.47.4.8
Telemedicine and Assistive Technologies as Support to In-Home Care to People with Dementia: A Review
Barbara Lovrečič
; National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maja Štibernik
; National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maruška Vidovič
; National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mercedes Lovrečič
; National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
Dementia has a profound impact on the lives of the patients, their relatives and society. People with dementia are in¬creasingly dependent on the help of others, so it is important to support them to be independent at home as long as pos¬sible. We reviewed the literature, using PRISMA methodology, on use of telemedicine and assistive technologies in people with dementia living at home and how they assessed their experience and applicability of new technologies after their use. According to the studies included in the results in our research, people with dementia are capable to use new technologies, especially if there are tailored to their needs and if they are designed, developed around and with the users. People with dementia could offer important feedback information and assessment about use of modern technologies.
Keywords
dementia; telemedicine; self-help devices; assistive technologies; home care services; medical anthropology
Hrčak ID:
312866
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2023.
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