Literature review on monitoring technologies and their outcomes in independently living elderly people.
Purpose: To obtain insight into what kind of monitoring technologies exist to monitor activity in-home, what the characteristics and aims of applying these technologies are, what kind of research has been conducted on their effects and what kind of outcomes are reported. Methods: A systematic docume...
| Published in: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 271 - 295 |
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| Format: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103797898&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103797898 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2015 vid: 10 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 103797898 102664269 10.3109/17483107.2014.961179 NLM25252024 103797898 ppf: 271 ppct: 24 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Literature review on monitoring technologies and their outcomes in independently living elderly people. aug: au: Peetoom, Kirsten K. B. Lexis, Monique A. S. Joore, Manuela Dirksen, Carmen D. De Witte, Luc P. affil: Research Centre for Technology in Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences Heerlen the Netherlands; Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Maastricht the Netherlands sug: subj: Monitoring, Physiologic In Old Age Outcomes (Health Care) Community Living Technology Human Systematic Review PubMed Embase Cochrane Library CINAHL Database Psycinfo Activities of Daily Living Accidental Falls Videorecording Aged Aged: 65+ years ab: Purpose: To obtain insight into what kind of monitoring technologies exist to monitor activity in-home, what the characteristics and aims of applying these technologies are, what kind of research has been conducted on their effects and what kind of outcomes are reported. Methods: A systematic document search was conducted within the scientific databases Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane, PsycINFO and Cinahl, complemented by Google Scholar. Documents were included in this review if they reported on monitoring technologies that detect activities of daily living (ADL) or significant events, e.g. falls, of elderly people in-home, with the aim of prolonging independent living. Results: Five main types of monitoring technologies were identified: PIR motion sensors, body-worn sensors, pressure sensors, video monitoring and sound recognition. In addition, multicomponent technologies and smart home technologies were identified. Research into the use of monitoring technologies is widespread, but in its infancy, consisting mainly of small-scale studies and including few longitudinal studies. Conclusions: Monitoring technology is a promising field, with applications to the long-term care of elderly persons. However, monitoring technologies have to be brought to the next level, with longitudinal studies that evaluate their (cost-) effectiveness to demonstrate the potential to prolong independent living of elderly persons. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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