Toward the Integration of Technology-Based Interventions in the Care Pathway for People with Dementia: A Cross-National Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(19)2021 10 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1463656
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The integration of technology-based interventions into health and care provision in our aging society is still a challenge especially in the care pathway for people with dementia.OBJECTIVE:
The study aims to (1) identify which socio-demographic characteristics are independently associated with the use of the embodied conversational agent among subjects with dementia, (2) uncover patient cluster profiles based on these characteristics, and (3) discuss technology-based interventions challenges.METHODS:
A virtual agent was used for four weeks by 55 persons with dementia living in their home environment.RESULTS:
Participants evaluated the agent as easy-to-use and quickly learnable. They felt confident while using the system and expressed the willingness to use it frequently. Moreover, 21/55 of the patients perceived the virtual agent as a friend and assistant who they could feel close to and who would remind them of important things.CONCLUSIONS:
Technology-based interventions require a significant effort, such as personalized features and patient-centered care pathways, to be effective. Therefore, this study enriches the open discussion on how such virtual agents must be evidence-based related and designed by multidisciplinary teams, following patient-centered care as well as user-centered design approaches.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communication
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Dementia
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph181910405
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