Autor: |
Christian Wrede, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen, Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Digital Health, Vol 5 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2673-253X |
DOI: |
10.3389/fdgth.2023.1257009 |
Popis: |
BackgroundThere is a growing interest to support home-based dementia care via contactless monitoring (CM) technologies which do not require any body contact, and allow informal caregivers to remotely monitor the health and safety of people with dementia (PwD). However, sustainable implementation of CM technologies requires a better understanding of informal caregivers' acceptance. This study aimed to examine the (1) general acceptance of CM technology for home-based dementia care, (2) acceptance of different sensor types and use scenarios, and (3) differences between accepters and refusers of CM technology.MethodA cross-sectional online survey was conducted among n = 304 informal caregivers of community-dwelling PwD [Mean(SD) age = 58.5 (10.7)] in the Netherlands and Germany. The survey contained a textual and graphical introduction to CM technologies, as well as questions targeting (1) general acceptance of CM technology, (2) acceptance of seven different contactless sensor types, (3) acceptance of five different use scenarios, and (4) caregivers' own and their care recipients' personal characteristics. Data were examined using descriptive and bivariate analyses.ResultsParticipants' general acceptance of CM technology was slightly positive. We found significant differences in acceptability between contactless sensor types (p |
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