Fowler-Davis, S., Barnett, D., Kelley, J. et al. (1 more author) (2020) Potential for digital monitoring to enhance wellbeing at home for people with mild dementia and their family carers. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 73 (3). pp. 867-872. ISSN 1387-2877
Abstract
Digital technologies have the potential to assist people with dementia to monitor day to day activities and mitigate the risks of living independently. This purposive pilot study surveyed participants for frailty, wellbeing, and perceived carer burden using the 3Rings™ digital plug. 30 paired participants used the digital device for four months. People with dementia reported a decline in wellbeing and increased frailty. Family carers reported a decline in wellbeing but 18 reported a reduction in burden. The use of digital monitoring by family carers demonstrated a reduction in their perceived burden and the device was acceptable to people with mild dementia living alone.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. This article is published online with Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Assistive technology; burden; dementia; digital monitoring; family carers; frailty; wellbeing |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2020 15:59 |
Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2020 15:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOS Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3233/jad-190844 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:157431 |
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