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    Intelligent assistive technology devices for persons with dementia: a scoping review

    Dada, Shakila, van der Walt, Charene, May, Adele A and Murray, Janice ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8809-4256 (2021) Intelligent assistive technology devices for persons with dementia: a scoping review. Assistive Technology. ISSN 1040-0435

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    Abstract

    Assistive technology (AT) with context-aware computing and artificial intelligence capabilities can be applied to address cognitive and communication impairments experienced by persons with dementia (PwD). This paper aims to provide an overview of current literature regarding some characteristics of intelligent assistive technology devices (IATDs) for cognitive and communicative impairments of PwD. It also aims to identify the areas of impairment addressed by these IATDs. A multi-faceted systematic search strategy yielded records. Predefined criteria were applied for inclusion and data extraction. Thereafter data was thematically analysed and synthesised. This review demonstrates that almost all of the research involving IATDs has focused on cognitive impairments of PwD and has not yet evolved past the conceptual or prototype stages of development. Summaries of commercially available IATDs for PwD and relevant prototypes are provided at the end of this review. This research concluded that IATDs for PwD targeting cognition and communication problems primarily focus on social robots, and that they address cognitive impairments of attention, affect, and social-pragmatic communicative impairments. Future research endeavours concerning AT for PwD should explore collaboration between computer engineering and health practitioners to address the identified gaps. This may contribute to the available information for evidence-based decision making for PwD.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2022 12:26
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
    Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Assistive Technology on 13th October 2021, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10400435.2021.1992540. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
    Divisions: Faculties > Health and Education
    Research Centres > Health, Psychology and Communities
    Subject terms: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rehabilitation, augmentative and alternative communication, assistive devices, assistive technology, communication, dementia, intelligent technology, INTRAMURAL PSYCHOGERIATRIC CARE, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, ROBOTIC SEAL, OLDER-PEOPLE, COMMUNICATION, SUPPORT, ADULTS, PARO, INTERVENTIONS, assistive devices, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, communication, dementia, intelligent technology, 0903 Biomedical Engineering, 1303 Specialist Studies in Education, Rehabilitation
    URI: https://mmu-uat.leaf.cosector.com/id/eprint/629950
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1992540
    ISSN 1040-0435
    e-ISSN 1949-3614

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