Informal carers ’ experience and outcomes of assistive technology use in dementia care in the community: a systematic review protocol

DiscussionA systematic review of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods evidence of informal carers ’ experience of AT use in dementia in the community will be carried out. It is anticipated that this will highlight (1) investigations on impact of AT use on carers, (2) outcome measures and experience questionnaires that have been used and (3) the types of studies carried out so far on this topic . The results from the review will be presented in a summary matrix of common types (e.g. mobile phones, alarms) and uses (e.g. communication, safety, personal care) of AT in dementia care and also identify AT that is not usually available through government or health system funding.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42017082268.
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research