Better care through technology? Carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia - BMC Series blog

Better care through technology? Carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia - BMC Series blog

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Vimal Sriram

Vimal is an Occupational Therapist and is a DPhil student in Population Health at the University of Oxford, his research focusses on Carers’ Experience of Assistive Technology use in Dementia using a mixed methods approach. For further information about the doctoral research study please visit: http://bit.ly/atindementia

Better care through technology? Carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia

Advances in technology have the potential to assist persons with dementia living at home and their carers through assistive technology devices. Little is known about the experiences of carers, including family, friends, and neighbors, and the impact of these technologies on them. In this blog post, the author of a new systematic review in BMC Geriatrics discusses the findings and highlights important considerations for future development of assistive technologies.

Vimal Sriram 14 Jun 2019

Assistive Technology (AT) includes devices such as electronic medication dispensers, robotic devices, GPS trackers, motion detectors, tablet computers, and wearable sensors. These devices benefit both people living with dementia and their carers:  they allow people living with dementia to remain independent, feel safe, socialize, and do things they enjoy and their carers to provide support, stay in touch, and monitor the welfare of the person with dementia.