Turjamaa Riitta, Pehkonen Aki, Kangasniemi Mari
School of Health Care Kuopio, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland.
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Int J Older People Nurs. 2019 Dec;14(4):e12260. doi: 10.1111/opn.12260. Epub 2019 Jul 12.
The number of healthy older people is increasing, and most of them want to live in their own homes for as long as possible. Smart home technology can support living at home, but synthetised knowledge of previous studies about their suitability for the everyday lives of older people is rare.
Data for this integrated review were obtained by searching the PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus databases from 2012 to 2019, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and then carrying out quality appraisals of the papers that were selected.
We identified 944 papers, and 16 were included in the review. According to our analysis, smart home solutions for older people focused on devices for daily and healthy living and older people's safety. The smart home solutions they discussed were used to help older people carry out everyday activities and lead healthier and more fulfilled lives, by improving their physical safety and social communication. Older people reported that smart homes improved their sense of security, quality of daily life and activities and provided them with information about the care they could receive. However, research on older people playing an active role in developing smart home technology was lacking.
The existing literature focused on evaluating daily activities with routine measurements. There has been a lack of research that has focused on older people's experiences as the end users of this technology. However, the papers lacked data on how older people could maintain their social relationships and become more proactive in daily living.
With further development, smart homes can be used to support older people to perform daily activities and help them maintain their social relationships. These steps will ensure that they can continue to live independently in their own homes for longer.
健康老年人的数量正在增加，他们中的大多数人希望尽可能长时间地住在自己家里。智能家居技术可以支持居家生活，但此前关于其是否适合老年人日常生活的综合知识却很罕见。
本系统综述的数据是通过在2012年至2019年期间搜索PubMed、CINAHL和Scopus数据库获得的，依据纳入和排除标准，然后对所选论文进行质量评估。
我们识别出944篇论文，其中16篇被纳入综述。根据我们的分析，针对老年人的智能家居解决方案侧重于日常和健康生活设备以及老年人的安全。他们讨论的智能家居解决方案用于帮助老年人开展日常活动，通过提高他们的身体安全性和社交沟通能力，过上更健康、更充实的生活。老年人报告称，智能家居提高了他们的安全感、日常生活和活动质量，并为他们提供了有关可获得护理的信息。然而，缺乏关于老年人在智能家居技术开发中发挥积极作用的研究。
现有文献侧重于通过常规测量来评估日常活动。缺乏专注于老年人作为该技术最终用户体验的研究。然而，这些论文缺乏关于老年人如何维持社交关系以及在日常生活中变得更加积极主动的数据。
随着进一步发展，智能家居可用于支持老年人开展日常活动，并帮助他们维持社交关系。这些措施将确保他们能够继续在自己家中更长时间地独立生活。
