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Exploring the views and the use of information and communication technologies to access post-diagnostic support by people living with dementia and unpaid carers: a systematic review.
- Source :
- Aging & Mental Health; Dec2023, Vol. 27 Issue 12, p2329-2345, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This systematic review examined how information communication technologies (ICT) has been used to access remote post-diagnostic support that address the needs people with dementia, or those of dyad, and explored care recipients' views on accessing support remotely. Concepts relating to dementia and ICT were searched across six databases (PsychInfo, PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Social Care Online, and Web of Science) in March 2021 and updated in March 2022. Studies published from 1990 and written in English, German or French were considered for inclusion. Methodological quality was appraised using the Hawker quality assessment tool and reporting structured according to PRISMA guidelines. The search yielded 8,485 citations. Following the removal of duplicates and screening processes, 18 papers reporting on 17 studies were included. Studies described a range of post-diagnostic support, including medical follow-ups and therapeutic sessions, and were often delivered on a one-to-one basis via videoconferencing software. Whilst often relying on assistance from unpaid carers, people with dementia directly engaged with ICT to access post-diagnostic support in 13 studies. Accessing post-diagnostic support remotely appears feasible, nevertheless, care recipients' views were mixed. Access was frequently facilitated by supplying devices and providing ongoing technological support. Accessing post-diagnostic support remotely is likely to benefit some care recipients, however, to prevent widening inequalities in access, services within the current hybrid landscape need to accommodate to people who are digitally excluded. Future research should capture the support provided by unpaid carers to facilitate the engagement of people with dementia to remote post-diagnostic support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
ONLINE information services
MEDICAL databases
CINAHL database
HEALTH services accessibility
SOCIAL support
CAREGIVERS
SYSTEMATIC reviews
BURDEN of care
DEMENTIA patients
COMMUNICATION
QUALITY assurance
NEEDS assessment
MEDLINE
INFORMATION technology
DIAGNOSTIC services
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13607863
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Aging & Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173035108
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2196246