Accepted for/Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Date Submitted: Jun 21, 2019
Date Accepted: Sep 24, 2019
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Mobile technologies to promote independence and well-being of older adults with dementia through the lens of personhood and human needs: a scoping review
ABSTRACT
Background:
The effort to sustain or increase the independence of people with dementia leads us to investigate the use of mobile technology to support daily living considered through the lens of personhood and human needs.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to review the literature on mobile technologies for people with dementia, identify research trends and gaps, and suggest directions for future research.
Methods:
We performed a systematic search in MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycInfo, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in October 2018. After removing 1,464 duplicate articles from the 7,024 articles obtained in the original search, we performed title and abstract screening then full-text screening, and found 24 articles that met our inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results:
We found that articles described mobile technologies that can support people with dementia to: (1) perform daily activities, (2) maintain social interaction, (3) aid memory, (4) engage in leisure activities, (5) track location, and (6) monitor health.
Conclusions:
Mobile technologies can partially compensate for decreased function in people with dementia by supporting daily activities, relationships, memory, leisure activities, health, and safety, but the human needs of people with dementia are often not adequately considered. Furthermore, most technologies for people with dementia support basic needs while ignoring higher level needs, thus providing more benefit to others than to the intended users. Important research and development considerations for the future include understanding the human and psychological needs of people with dementia to improve adoption and incorporating ethics and person-centered methods early in the design process to preserve personhood.
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