Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial
Abstract Background There is a knowledge gap regarding factors that may influence the access to different devices for home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD). The aim of this study was to identify different assistive technology and telecare (ATT) devices installed in the home and key factors associ...
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| author | Nathalie Genevieve Puaschitz Frode Fadnes Jacobsen Janne Mannseth Renira Corinne Angeles Line Iden Berge Marie Hidle Gedde Bettina Sandgathe Husebo |
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| description | Abstract Background There is a knowledge gap regarding factors that may influence the access to different devices for home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD). The aim of this study was to identify different assistive technology and telecare (ATT) devices installed in the home and key factors associated with access to such technology. Methods The baseline data came from the LIVE@Home.Path trial, a 24-month multi-component intervention including PwDs and their informal caregivers (dyads) and were collected through semi-quantitative questionnaires in three Norwegian municipalities between May and November of 2019. Regression models were applied to detect demographic and clinical factors associated with access to ATT. Results Of 438 screened dyads, 276 were included at baseline. The mean ages of the PwDs and caregivers were 82 ± 7.0 and 66 ± 12 years, respectively, and 62.8% of the PwD were female and 73.5% had access to any type of ATT. The majority had traditional equipment such as stove guards (43.3%) and social alarms (39.5%) or everyday technology, e.g. calendar support and door locks (45.3%). Multivariate regression analyses revealed that access to a social alarm was more often available for females than males, at increased age, and when the PwD lived alone, while tracking devices (14.9%) were more often accessible at lower age. Everyday technology was more often available for females, at increased age of the PwD and the caregiver, higher comorbidity, and poor IADL (instrumental activities of daily living) function. For PwDs with severe dementia, access to ATT was significantly associated with poor IADL function, having their children as the main caregiver (61.3%), and having caregivers who contributed 81–100% to their care (49.5%). Conclusions Home-dwelling PwDs mainly had access to traditional and obligated devices, followed by everyday technology. There is unmet potential for communication, tracking, and sensing technology, especially for devices not offered by the municipalities. Gender, ages of the PwD and caregiver, cohabitation status, and physical function were the main associated factors for access to ATT. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04043364. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e35bc3340c24eaf821286c32c9ff6682022-12-21T22:02:01ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472021-09-0121111410.1186/s12911-021-01627-2Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trialNathalie Genevieve Puaschitz0Frode Fadnes Jacobsen1Janne Mannseth2Renira Corinne Angeles3Line Iden Berge4Marie Hidle Gedde5Bettina Sandgathe Husebo6Centre of Care Research (West), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)Centre of Care Research (West), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS), Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of BergenCentre of Care Research (West), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS), Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of BergenCentre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS), Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of BergenCentre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine (SEFAS), Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of BergenAbstract Background There is a knowledge gap regarding factors that may influence the access to different devices for home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD). The aim of this study was to identify different assistive technology and telecare (ATT) devices installed in the home and key factors associated with access to such technology. Methods The baseline data came from the LIVE@Home.Path trial, a 24-month multi-component intervention including PwDs and their informal caregivers (dyads) and were collected through semi-quantitative questionnaires in three Norwegian municipalities between May and November of 2019. Regression models were applied to detect demographic and clinical factors associated with access to ATT. Results Of 438 screened dyads, 276 were included at baseline. The mean ages of the PwDs and caregivers were 82 ± 7.0 and 66 ± 12 years, respectively, and 62.8% of the PwD were female and 73.5% had access to any type of ATT. The majority had traditional equipment such as stove guards (43.3%) and social alarms (39.5%) or everyday technology, e.g. calendar support and door locks (45.3%). Multivariate regression analyses revealed that access to a social alarm was more often available for females than males, at increased age, and when the PwD lived alone, while tracking devices (14.9%) were more often accessible at lower age. Everyday technology was more often available for females, at increased age of the PwD and the caregiver, higher comorbidity, and poor IADL (instrumental activities of daily living) function. For PwDs with severe dementia, access to ATT was significantly associated with poor IADL function, having their children as the main caregiver (61.3%), and having caregivers who contributed 81–100% to their care (49.5%). Conclusions Home-dwelling PwDs mainly had access to traditional and obligated devices, followed by everyday technology. There is unmet potential for communication, tracking, and sensing technology, especially for devices not offered by the municipalities. Gender, ages of the PwD and caregiver, cohabitation status, and physical function were the main associated factors for access to ATT. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04043364.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01627-2Assistive technologyTelecareDementiaHome-dwellingCaregivers |
| spellingShingle | Nathalie Genevieve Puaschitz Frode Fadnes Jacobsen Janne Mannseth Renira Corinne Angeles Line Iden Berge Marie Hidle Gedde Bettina Sandgathe Husebo Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Assistive technology Telecare Dementia Home-dwelling Caregivers |
| title | Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial |
| title_full | Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial |
| title_short | Factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home-dwelling people with dementia: baseline data from the LIVE@Home.Path trial |
| title_sort | factors associated with access to assistive technology and telecare in home dwelling people with dementia baseline data from the live home path trial |
| topic | Assistive technology Telecare Dementia Home-dwelling Caregivers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01627-2 |
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