Passive Remote Monitoring and Aging in Place: A Scoping Review

Read, Emily; Woolsey, Cora A.; Donelle, Lorie; Weeks, Lori E.; Chinho, Norma

doi:10.1017/s0714980822000198

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“…The third strategy (n=30 reviews) is to refer to technologies in terms of their intended purpose in caring services or practices that they are part of. Such terms include “teleopthamology” [ 85 ], “monitoring technologies” [ 86 , 87 ], “telerehabilitation” [ 88 - 93 ], “technology for home health care” [ 94 , 95 ], or “technology for pain management” [ 96 ]. Most reviews that relied on this strategy were concerned with telerehabilitation (n=7) or technology for health information (n=6).…”

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Characteristics and Range of Reviews About Technologies for Aging in Place: Scoping Review of Reviews

Bergschöld,

Gunnes,

Eide

et al. 2024

JMIR Aging

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Background It is a contemporary and global challenge that the increasing number of older people requiring care will surpass the available caregivers. Solutions are needed to help older people maintain their health, prevent disability, and delay or avoid dependency on others. Technology can enable older people to age in place while maintaining their dignity and quality of life. Literature reviews on this topic have become important tools for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and decision makers who need to navigate and access the extensive available evidence. Due to the large number and diversity of existing reviews, there is a need for a review of reviews that provides an overview of the range and characteristics of the evidence on technology for aging in place. Objective This study aimed to explore the characteristics and the range of evidence on technologies for aging in place by conducting a scoping review of reviews and presenting an evidence map that researchers, policy makers, and practitioners may use to identify gaps and reviews of interest. Methods The review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews). Literature searches were conducted in Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus using a search string that consisted of the terms “older people” and “technology for ageing in place,” with alternate terms using Boolean operators and truncation, adapted to the rules for each database. Results A total of 5447 studies were screened, with 344 studies included after full-text screening. The number of reviews on this topic has increased dramatically over time, and the literature is scattered across a variety of journals. Vocabularies and approaches used to describe technology, populations, and problems are highly heterogeneous. We have identified 3 principal ways that reviews have dealt with populations, 5 strategies that the reviews draw on to conceptualize technology, and 4 principal types of problems that they have dealt with. These may be understood as methods that can inform future reviews on this topic. The relationships among populations, technologies, and problems studied in the reviews are presented in an evidence map that includes pertinent gaps. Conclusions Redundancies and unexploited synergies between bodies of evidence on technology for aging in place are highly likely. These results can be used to decrease this risk if they are used to inform the design of future reviews on this topic. There is a need for an examination of the current state of the art in knowledge on technology for aging in place in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics and Range of Reviews About Technologies for Aging in Place: Scoping Review of Reviews

Bergschöld,

Gunnes,

Eide

et al. 2024

JMIR Aging

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“…Immature technologies will amplify the limitations of remote monitoring, such as asymmetric information between the real world and the digital world, and incorrect information exchange between customers and enterprises (Watson et al, 2020). The manufacturer also does not have a good enough way to show customers the benefits that this technology will bring to customers (Read et al, 2022). Meanwhile, RMT also enables manufacturers to monitor customers indirectly.…”

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The Enterprise's Willingness to Use Remote Monitoring Technology Under the Background of Green Operation and Service-Oriented Manufacturing

Zhang

Chen

2023

Journal of Organizational and End User Computing

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The current development of remote monitoring technology (RMT) has become increasingly mature. The key to implementing this technology lies in the user's willingness to use it. In order to study the influencing factors of using RMT in green operation and service-oriented manufacturing enterprises, based on organizational behavior, this exploration discusses the reasons that affect the introduction of new technologies into enterprises from the perspectives of perceived risk, conformity and technology acceptance. Moreover, a series of data is obtained through the questionnaire and the results are obtained by analyzing the data. Suggestions to improve the use of RMT in enterprises are put forward. The results show that technology itself, external environment and organizational characteristics can all affect the decision-making of enterprises on new technology.

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“…...I see often-times a lot of clients need to go to special care homes or nursing homes that do have 24 Clients also reported increased accessibility to emergency services when required and increased peace of mind and sense of security. For example, one of the clients shared their experience using the system to access emergency services when they fell:…”

Section: Impact Of Carelink Advantage On Client Health Outcomesmentioning

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“…To date, limited research has examined the impact of in-home remote monitoring systems on older adults' ability to live at home longer. A recent scoping review [24] identified only 14 studies published before February 2019 that examined outcomes related to having this type of technology in the homes of community-dwelling older adults. Although a wide range of outcomes was assessed in these studies, none of them tested the impact of passive remote monitoring on the length of time older adults were able to live at home or time until institutionalization was required.…”

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confidence: 99%

Stakeholder Perspectives on In-home Passive Remote Monitoring to Support Aging in Place in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada: Rapid Qualitative Investigation (Preprint)

Read¹,

Gagnon²,

Donelle³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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BACKGROUND The province of New Brunswick has one of the oldest populations in Canada, providing the opportunity to develop and test innovative strategies to address the unique health challenges faced by older adults. Passive remote monitoring technology has the potential to support independent living for older adults. Limited research has examined the benefits of and barriers to adoption of this technology among community-dwelling older adults. OBJECTIVE This study explored perceptions of in-home passive remote monitoring technology designed to support aging in place from the perspective of older adults, their family/friend caregivers, social workers, and government decision-makers in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. METHODS A total of 28 one-on-one interviews were conducted in person or via telephone between October 2018 and March 2020. Participants included 2 home support services clients and 11 family/friend caregivers who had used passive remote monitoring technology in their homes, 8 social workers who worked as case managers for home support services clients, and 7 individuals who were key government decision-makers in the adoption, policy development, and/or use of the technology in the province of New Brunswick. Interviews focused on the following topics: (1) the decision to adopt the passive remote monitoring system, (2) barriers to adopting the passive remote monitoring system, (3) benefits of the passive remote monitoring system, (4) impact on client health outcomes, (5) privacy concerns, and (6) recommended changes. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by a team of six researchers. Data analysis was done using a rapid assessment process approach that included matrix analysis. RESULTS Stakeholders were invested in meeting the home support (home care) needs of older adults. However, when it came to the use of remote monitoring, there was lack of consensus about which clients it was well-suited for, as well as the role social workers should play in informing clients and caregivers about the service. Our findings highlighted many benefits and challenges of the adoption of passive remote monitoring for clients, their family/friend caregivers, and the public provincial health and social services systems. CONCLUSIONS Passive remote monitoring is a valuable tool that can provide older adults and their family/friend caregivers support when it is a good fit with client needs. Further work is needed in New Brunswick to increase public and social worker awareness of the service and its benefits.

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Passive Remote Monitoring and Aging in Place: A Scoping Review

Cited by 9 publications

References 52 publications

Characteristics and Range of Reviews About Technologies for Aging in Place: Scoping Review of Reviews

Characteristics and Range of Reviews About Technologies for Aging in Place: Scoping Review of Reviews

The Enterprise's Willingness to Use Remote Monitoring Technology Under the Background of Green Operation and Service-Oriented Manufacturing

Stakeholder Perspectives on In-home Passive Remote Monitoring to Support Aging in Place in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada: Rapid Qualitative Investigation (Preprint)

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