Tunnard, India;
Gillam, Juliet;
Harvey, Catherine;
Davies, Nathan;
Vickerstaff, Victoria;
Ellis-Smith, Clare;
Evans, Catherine J;
(2022)
The acceptability and effectiveness of eHealth interventions to support assessment and decision making for people with dementia living in care homes: A systematic review.
Frontiers in Dementia
, 1
, Article 977561. 10.3389/frdem.2022.977561.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: As dementia progresses, care needs increase leading many to require 24-h care in care homes. eHealth interventions have the potential to improve care processes of assessment and decision-making for people with dementia. However, little is known on the acceptability and effectiveness in care homes. AIM: To identify and explore the components, acceptability and effectiveness of eHealth interventions for people with dementia, families and staff to support assessment and decision-making in care homes. METHODS: A mixed methods systematic review using narrative synthesis. Four databases were searched (Embase, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and CINAHL) from 2000 to July 2021. Quality appraisal used validated assessment tools appropriate for the study design. RESULTS: Twenty-six studies met eligibility criteria. Study designs and interventions were heterogeneous. Overall quality was high to moderate. Interventions that promoted supportive, practical learning through integrated working and provided staff with language to communicate resident symptoms were favored by staff. We found evidence that indicated residents were willing to use video consultations; however, families preferred face-to-face consultations. Fifteen studies considered effectiveness. Use of eHealth interventions indicates an improvement in resident outcomes in appropriate prescribing and advance care planning. Staff knowledge, confidence, and wellbeing were also improved. Hospitalisations were reduced when a video consultation component was implemented. DISCUSSION: Care home staff require support to meet the often multiple and changing care needs of residents with dementia. eHealth interventions can improve outcomes for staff and residents and facilitate integrated working with external professionals to support assessment and management of care. Further work is required to understand acceptability for residents and their families and effectiveness on family outcomes, particularly in non-Western cultures and low-middle income countries. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=254967, identifier: CRD42021254967.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The acceptability and effectiveness of eHealth interventions to support assessment and decision making for people with dementia living in care homes: A systematic review |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/frdem.2022.977561 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/frdem.2022.977561 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 Tunnard, Gillam, Harvey, Davies, Vickerstaff, Ellis-Smith and Evans. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | Dementia, long-term care, systematic review, telemedicine, remote consultation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10153044 |
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