Effects of Shoe-Attached Location-Tracking Devices on People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers: A Pilot Study.
Objectives: Wandering is common in people with memory impairment and increases caregivers' stress and burden. Given that people wear shoes when going out, this study aimed to apply a shoe-attached location-tracking device to individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and evaluate their effecti...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Gerontologist Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 133 - 145 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan/Feb2026
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