Rowe Meredeth, Lane Stephen, Phipps Chad
Department of Adult and Elderly Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Top Geriatr Rehabil. 2007 Jan 1;23(1):3-8. doi: 10.1097/00013614-200701000-00003.
Currently, informal caregivers provide the bulk of care for persons with cognitive impairment who live in the home, often at significant cost in terms of their own physical, mental, and emotional health. This is a report of the development of a home monitoring system, CareWatch, designed for use in homes of persons with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease. The purpose of CareWatch is to prevent unattended home exits, particularly during the night, and to improve caregiver sleep. We report on the development of CareWatch and on 2 clinical trials underway to test its effectiveness in the home setting.
目前,非正式照护者为居家的认知障碍患者提供了大部分照护,这往往给他们自身的身体、心理和情绪健康带来巨大代价。本文报告了一种家庭监测系统CareWatch的开发情况,该系统专为患有认知障碍(如阿尔茨海默病)的患者家庭使用而设计。CareWatch的目的是防止患者在无人看管的情况下离家外出,尤其是在夜间,并改善照护者的睡眠。我们报告了CareWatch的开发情况以及正在进行的两项临床试验,以测试其在家庭环境中的有效性。