Assistive technology for communication of older adults: a systematic review

Antunes, Thaiany Pedrozo Campos; Oliveira, Acary Souza Bullé; Hudec, Róbert; Crocetta, Tânia Brusque; Antão, Jennifer Yohanna Ferreira de Lima; Barbosa, Renata Thaís de Almeida; Guarnieri, Regiani; Massetti, Thaís; Garner, David M.; Abreu, Luíz Carlos de

doi:10.1080/13607863.2018.1426718

Cited by 34 publications

(17 citation statements)

References 48 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…46 This was confirmed in a systematic review of 18 quantitative cross-sectional studies, with all but one showing statistically significant correlations for at least one mental health outcome. 47 Technologies including voice-activated assistants such as Alexa (Amazon) and Siri (Apple) already offer new learning and social connections for residents 48 and have potential for health monitoring and care coordination. 49 Further research and development might improve quality of life and social engagement.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment

Broad

Bloomfield

et al. 2020

BMJ Open

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ObjectivesRetirement villages (RV) have expanded rapidly, now housing perhaps one in eight people aged 75+ years in New Zealand. Health service initiatives might better support residents and offer cost advantages, but little is known of resident demographics, health status or needs. This study describes village residents—their demographics, socio-behavioural and health status—noting differences between participants who volunteered and those who were sampled.DesignCross-sectional study of village residents. The cohort formed will also be used for a longitudinal study and a randomised controlled trial. Village managers (sometimes after consulting residents) decided if representative sampling could be undertaken in each village. Where sampling was not approved, volunteers were sought.Setting33 RV were included from a total of 65 villages in Auckland, New Zealand.ParticipantsResidents (n=578) were recruited either by sampling (n=217) or as volunteers (n=361) during 2016–2018. Each completed a survey and an International Resident Assessment Instrument (interRAI) health needs assessment with a gerontology nurse specialist.ResultsMedian age of residents was 82 years, 158 (27%) were men; 61% lived alone. Downsizing (77%), less stress (63%) and access to healthcare assistance (61%) were most common reasons for entry. During the 2 weeks prior to survey, 34% received home supports and 10% personal care. Hypertension, heart disease, arthritis and pain were reported by over 40%. Most common unmet needs related to managing cardiorespiratory symptoms (50%) and pain (48%). Volunteers and sampled residents differed significantly, mainly in socio-behavioural respects.ConclusionsCommon conditions including hypertension, arthritis and atrial fibrillation, are recorded in interRAI as text, and thus overlooked in interRAI reports. Levels of unmet need indicate opportunities to improve health services to better manage chronic conditions. Healthcare service providers and village operators could cooperate to design and test service initiatives that better meet residents’ needs and offer cost benefits.Trial registration numberACTRN12616000685415.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment

Broad

Bloomfield

et al. 2020

BMJ Open

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…([ 29 – 31 ]) reviewed Social Assistive Robots (SAR) that were designed for older adults. Other reviews summarized ICT technologies regarding how to reduce older adults’ social isolation and enhance their communication ([ 32 , 33 ]). These reviews have been published recently, but do not take into account all different types of socially assistive technologies with diverse user groups.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating socially assistive systems from system design and evaluation: a systematic review

Qiu

Kang

et al. 2021

Univ Access Inf Soc

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The development of assistive technologies that support people in social interactions has attracted increased attention in HCI. This paper presents a systematic review of studies of Socially Assistive Systems targeted at older adults and people with disabilities. The purpose is threefold: (1) Characterizing related assistive systems with a special focus on the system design, primarily including HCI technologies used and user-involvement approach taken; (2) Examining their ways of system evaluation; (3) Reflecting on insights for future design research. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using the keywords “social interactions” and “assistive technologies” within the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, ACM, Science Direct, PubMed, and IEEE Xplore. Results Sixty-five papers met the inclusion criteria and were further analyzed. Our results showed that there were 11 types of HCI technologies that supported social interactions for target users. The most common was cognitive and meaning understanding technologies, often applied with wearable devices for compensating users’ sensory loss; 33.85% of studies involved end-users and stakeholders in the design phase; Four types of evaluation methods were identified. The majority of studies adopted laboratory experiments to measure user-system interaction and system validation. Proxy users were used in system evaluation, especially in initial experiments; 42.46% of evaluations were conducted in field settings, primarily including the participants’ own homes and institutions. Conclusion We contribute an overview of Socially Assistive Systems that support social interactions for older adults and people with disabilities, as well as illustrate emerging technologies and research opportunities for future work.

show abstract

“…Relevant systematic reviews in the last 5 years used the keywords "Elderly", "Older people", "Smart Home Technologies" and "Assistive Technologies", our search found 26 relevant systematic reviews published. These were about older people's attitude to [9] or adoption of [10] technologies, as well as technology for specific disease [11][12][13][14], for social [15] and communication [16], for nursing or caregivers [17], for monitoring [18][19][20] and mental well-beings [21] -none of them were comprehensively about the whole spectrum of assistive technologies, at the same time, none of them comprehensively based on older people's broad spectrum of needs. here is a need for a review based on older people's needs that might be addressed by smart home and assistive technologies.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Older People’s Needs and Opportunities for Assistive Technologies

Soar

Al-Hakim

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Older adults experience a disconnect between their needs and adoption of technologies that have potential to assist and to support more independent living. This paper reviewed research that links people's needs with opportunities for assistive technologies. It searched 13 databases identifying 923 papers with 34 papers finally included for detailed analysis. The research papers identified needs in the fields of health, leisure, living, safety, communication, family relationship and social involvement. Amongst these, support for activities of daily living category was of most interest. In specific sub-categories, the next most reported need was assistive technology to support walking and mobility followed by smart cooking/kitchen technology and assistive technology for social contacts with family member/other people. The research aimed to inform a program of research into improving the adoption of technologies where they can ameliorate identified needs of older people.

show abstract

Assistive technology for communication of older adults: a systematic review

Cited by 34 publications

References 48 publications

Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment

Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment

Investigating socially assistive systems from system design and evaluation: a systematic review

Older People’s Needs and Opportunities for Assistive Technologies

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About