Intergenerational communication systems in support for elder adults with cognitive decline

Meza-Kubo, Victoria; Morán, Alberto L.; Rodríguez, Marcela D.

doi:10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth2009.6069

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“…The areas of attention less frequently addressed are research (6%, 1/16) and diagnosis (6%, 1/16). It is important to point out that the studies indicated in references [ 38 , 39 ] are projects previously developed in Mexico. These studies are important because there is little evidence of these types of projects in Mexico, to our knowledge.…”

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confidence: 99%

Information and Communication Technologies in the Care of the Elderly: Systematic Review of Applications Aimed at Patients With Dementia and Caregivers

Martínez‐Alcalá

Pliego-Pastrana

Rosales-Lagarde

et al. 2016

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

110

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BackgroundThe interest in applying information and communications technology (ICT) in older adult health care is frequently promoted by the increasing and unsustainable costs of health care services. In turn, the unprecedented growth of the elderly population around the globe has urged institutions, companies, industries, and governments to respond to older adults’ medical needs.ObjectiveThe aim of this review is to systematically identify the opportunities that ICT offers to health services, specifically for patients with dementia and their families.MethodsA systematic review of the literature about ICT applications that have been developed to assist patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their primary caregivers was conducted. The bibliographic search included works published between January 2005 and July 2015 in the databases Springer Link, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Of the published papers, 902 were obtained in the initial search, of which 214 were potentially relevant. Included studies fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: (1) studies carried out between the years of 2005 and 2015, (2) studies were published in English or Spanish, (3) studies with titles containing the keywords, (4) studies with abstracts containing information on ICT applications and AD, and (5) studies published in indexed journals, proceedings, and book chapters.ResultsA total of 26 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria for the current review. Among them, 16 were aimed at the patient with AD and 10 at the primary caregivers and/or family members. The studies targeted applications that included assistive technology (44%, 7/16), telecare (37%, 6/16), and telemedicine (31%, 5/16). The information systems (56%, 9/16) and Internet (44%, 7/16) were the most commonly used enabling technologies for the studies. Finally, areas of attention more covered by the studies were care (56%, 9/16), treatment (56%, 9/16), and management (50%, 8/16). Furthermore, it was found that 20 studies (77%, 8/26) evaluated their ICT applications through carrying out tests with patients with dementia and caregivers.ConclusionsThe key finding of this systematic review revealed that the use of ICT tools can be strongly recommended to be used as a lifestyle in the elderly in order to improve the quality of life for the elderly and their primary caregivers. Since patients with AD are completely dependent in most activities, it is necessary to give attention to their primary caregivers to avoid stress and depression. In addition, the use of ICT in the daily life of caregivers can help them understand the disease process and manage situations in a way that is beneficial for both parties. It is expected that future developments concerning technological projects can support this group of people.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information and Communication Technologies in the Care of the Elderly: Systematic Review of Applications Aimed at Patients With Dementia and Caregivers

Martínez‐Alcalá

Pliego-Pastrana

Rosales-Lagarde

et al. 2016

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

110

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“…In contrast, a few of the care applications we have reviewed have an impact on other determinants including psychological factors, social support and risk of violence and abuse. When addressing psychological factors, the goal is either on facilitating family involvement on cognitive training [Meza-Kubo et al 2009] (which in turns increases social support) or on facilitating the task of remotely following and assisting daily life activities [Gorman et al 2003] of patients with cognitive disabilities. More evaluation, however, is needed to establish the effectiveness of these applications.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, only one IT for care contribution in our review falls well under the category of social applications, improving the social support determinant through a cognitive training platform where caregivers can assist patients with cognitive impairment in cognitive tasks that are part of training program [Meza-Kubo et al 2009]. Although this application can be also classified as a training application that addresses psychological factors, the focus of the contribution is set on the platform to involves the family network in assisting the cognitive training from remote, putting the social aspect upfront.…”

Section: Applications For Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Information Technology for Active Ageing: A Review of Theory and Practice

Parra¹

2014

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Active Ageing (AA) aims to foster a physically, mentally and socially active lifestyle as a person ages. It is a complex, multi-faceted problem that involves a variety of different actors, such as policy makers, doctors, care givers, family members, friends and, of course, older adults. This survey aims to understand the role of a new actor, which increasingly plays the role of enabler and facilitator, i.e., that of the technology provider. The survey specifically focuses on Information Technology (IT), with a particular emphasis on software applications, and on how IT can prevent decline, compensate for lost capabilities, aid care, and enhance existing capabilities. The analysis confirms the crucial role of IT in AA, shows that AA requires a multidisciplinary approach, and identifies the need for better integration of hardware, software, the environment and the involved actors.

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“…Finally, only one IT for care contribution in our review falls well under the category of social applications, improving the social support determinant through a cognitive training platform where caregivers can assist patients with cognitive impairment in cognitive tasks that are part of training program [116]. Although this application can be also classified as a training application that addresses psychological factors, the focus of the contribution is set on the platform to involves the family network in assisting the cognitive training from remote, putting the social aspect upfront.…”

Section: Applications For Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, a few of the care applications we have reviewed have an impact on other determinants including psychological factors, social support and risk of violence and abuse. When addressing psychological factors, the goal is either on facilitating family involvement on cognitive training [116] (which in turns increases social support) or on facilitating the task of remotely following and assisting daily life activities [64] of patients with cognitive disabilities. More evaluation, however, is needed to establish the effectiveness of these applications.…”

Section: Characterisitics Of It For Carementioning

confidence: 99%