Vermeer Yvette, Higgs Paul, Charlesworth Georgina
Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2019 Dec 2;6:2055668319869517. doi: 10.1177/2055668319869517. eCollection 2019 Jan-Dec.
Dementia has become a major global concern and surveillance technology might provide support for informal caregivers and people with dementia. However, the needs of caregivers and people with dementia for surveillance technology have not been reviewed.
A scoping literature review was used to identify the needs of caregivers and/or people with dementia towards surveillance technology. Electronic database searching was undertaken on LexisNexis, PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing, Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Assistive Technology database, and Google Scholar. Eligible studies were synthesized by theme.
Twenty-eight eligible studies were identified, with the majority reporting the needs of caregivers rather than people with dementia. The predominant themes for caregivers were location accuracy, and increasing the safety of the person with dementia. People with dementia wanted simple useful technology that fits within their capacity and existing routines.
The needs of people with dementia must be considered when designing surveillance products. Studies have mostly focused on caregivers and discount ST product requirements. Further work is required to establish effective use of surveillance technology in dementia care. Therefore, further research should cross analyze these results by examining both the needs of caregivers, and people with dementia.
痴呆症已成为全球主要关注的问题，而监测技术可能为非正式护理人员和痴呆症患者提供支持。然而，护理人员和痴呆症患者对监测技术的需求尚未得到审视。
采用范围综述文献的方法来确定护理人员和/或痴呆症患者对监测技术的需求。在LexisNexis、PubMed、Scopus、EMBASE、MEDLINE、护理与联合健康文献累积索引、PsycINFO、科学网、辅助技术数据库和谷歌学术上进行了电子数据库搜索。符合条件的研究按主题进行了综合。
确定了28项符合条件的研究，其中大多数报告的是护理人员而非痴呆症患者的需求。护理人员的主要主题是位置准确性以及提高痴呆症患者的安全性。痴呆症患者希望有简单实用且符合其能力和现有日常生活习惯的技术。
在设计监测产品时必须考虑痴呆症患者的需求。研究大多集中在护理人员身上，而忽视了监测技术产品的要求。需要进一步开展工作，以确定监测技术在痴呆症护理中的有效应用。因此，进一步的研究应通过审视护理人员和痴呆症患者双方的需求来交叉分析这些结果。
