Faculty of Health and Wellbeing Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;73(3):867-872. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190844.
Digital technologies have the potential to assist people with dementia to monitor day to day activities and mitigate the risks of living independently. This purposive pilot study surveyed participants for frailty, wellbeing, and perceived carer burden using the 3Rings™ digital plug. 30 paired participants used the digital device for four months. People with dementia reported a decline in wellbeing and increased frailty. Family carers reported a decline in wellbeing but 18 reported a reduction in burden. The use of digital monitoring by family carers demonstrated a reduction in their perceived burden and the device was acceptable to people with mild dementia living alone.
数字技术有可能帮助痴呆症患者监测日常生活活动，并降低独立生活的风险。这项有目的的试点研究使用 3Rings™ 数字插件调查了参与者的脆弱性、幸福感和感知的照顾者负担。30 对参与者使用数字设备四个月。痴呆症患者报告说幸福感下降，脆弱性增加。家庭照顾者报告说幸福感下降，但 18 人报告说负担减轻。家庭照顾者使用数字监测显示，他们感知到的负担减轻，而且该设备被独自生活的轻度痴呆症患者所接受。
