Information and Communication Technology Systems to Improve Quality of Life and Safety of Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Multicenter International Survey
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Within the frame of the European Commission funded Smart Home for Elderly People (HOPE) Project, relatives/caregivers of 223 Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients were recruited in Italy, Spain, and Greece for a multicenter international survey on the potential role of Information and Communication Technology system (ICT-systems) for AD patients. A five-minute video on HOPE ICT-systems was shown, and all relatives/caregivers completed a 13-item questionnaire that evaluated the potential role of: A) ICT-systems in improving quality of life, care, and safety; B) devices for monitoring personal movements, medication use, and ambient environmental conditions; C) devices to improve communication, home-based rehabilitation, and reduction of specific risks; and D) possible agreement in using ICT-systems by AD patients. Relatives/caregivers reported that ICT-systems could be very useful to improve: A) quality of life (66.4%), care (56.1%), and safety (87.0%); B) monitoring bed rest and movements (80.7%), medication use (87.4%), and ambient environmental conditions (85.2%); and C) emergency communication (83.4%). Relatives/caregivers reported that ICT-systems could be significantly more useful for AD patients aged 75–84 than patients aged <75 or ≥85 years (p < 0.0001) and with moderate than mild or severe dementia (p < 0.0001). Relatives/caregivers aged ≥50 years and with low educational level considered ICT-systems more useful than relatives/caregivers aged <50 years (p < 0.0001) and with high educational level (p < 0.0001). In conclusion, relatives/caregivers considered that the HOPE ICT-system could be useful to improve the management of AD patients.
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ICT allows continuous monitoring of patient's performance and actions in real time and real-life situations.
“In particular, ICT allows continuous monitoring of patient's performance and actions in real time and real-life situations (258–260).”
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- Authors
- Pilotto, A., D'Onofrio, G., Benelli, E., Zanesco, A., Cabello, A., Margelí, M. C., Wanche-Politis, S., Seferis, K., Sancarlo, D., Kilias, D., & on behalf of the HOPE Investigators
- Affiliations
- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (IT)
- Geriatrics Unit & Gerontology-Geriatric Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy: Alberto Pilotto, Grazia D'Onofrio, Daniele Sancarlo, Leandro Cascavilla, Francesco Panza
- Forus s.r.l., Palermo, Italy: Edoardo Benelli, Ludovico Ingoglia, Roberto Genco
- Tracs s.r.l., Napoli, Italy: Antonio Zanesco, Gabriele Manzo, Roberto Marino
- CITIC Centre of Innovation, Information and Communication Technologies, Màlaga, Spain: Nina van der Vaart, Jose Salinas, Ana Cabello
- CETEMMSA Technological Centre (Spain) (ES)
- KMOP (Kendro Merimnas Oikoyenas kai Pediou), Athens, Greece: Sophia Wanche-Politis, Antonia Torrens, Vasiliki Karkanztou
- I2S, Athens, Greece: Kostas Seferis, Aris Georgoulis, George Vovos
- RTEL SA, Rhodes, Greece: Dimitrios Kilias, Kosmas Prwtopapas, Savvas Koutroulis
- Corresponding author
- Pilotto, Alberto
- ORCID
- Sancarlo, Daniele
- Venue
- Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-01-07
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 131-141
- ISSN
- 1387-2877 (ISSN-L)
- 1875-8908
- OpenAlex
- W2141150572
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 19
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- FWCI
- 15.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, information and communication technologies
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Communication, Delivery of Health Care, Educational Status, Europe, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Information Services, International Cooperation, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Quality of Health Care, Quality of Life, Caregivers, Young Adult
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