Altern im Wandel

Mahne, Katharina; Wolff, Julia K.; Simonson, Julia; Tesch-Römer, Clemens

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-12502-8

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“…It leads to an expansion of the life phase ( 31 ). In addition to this expansion and changing role expectations, immigration also leads to increasing heterogeneity in old age ( 32 ). The pluralization of life courses and culturally different biographical arrangements enhance the heterogeneity of this life phase ( 33 ).…”

Section: Theme 2: Older People As a User Groupmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing and applying technology for prevention—Lessons learned in AEQUIPA and its implications for future research and practice

Meyer

Ratz²,

Pauls³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Almost all Western societies are facing the challenge that their population structure is changing very dynamically. Already in 2019, ten countries had a population share of at least 20 percent in the age group of 64 years and older. Today's society aims to improve population health and help older people live active and independent lives by developing, establishing, and promoting safe and effective interventions. Modern technological approaches offer tremendous opportunities but pose challenges when preventing functional decline. As part of the AEQUIPA Prevention Research Network, the use of technology to promote physical activity in older people over 65 years of age was investigated in different settings and from various interdisciplinary perspectives, including technology development and evaluation for older adults. We present our findings in three main areas: (a) design processes for developing technology interventions, (b) older adults as a user group, and (c) implications for the use of technology in interventions. We find that cross-cutting issues such as time and project management, supervision of participants, ethics, and interdisciplinary collaboration are of vital importance to the success of the work. The lessons learned are discussed based on the experiences gained in the overall AEQUIPA network while building, particularly on the experiences from the AEQUIPA sub-projects TECHNOLOGY and PROMOTE. Our experiences can help researchers of all disciplines, industries, and practices design, study and implement novel technology-based interventions for older adults to avoid pitfalls and create compelling and meaningful solutions.

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Section: Theme 2: Older People As a User Groupmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing and applying technology for prevention—Lessons learned in AEQUIPA and its implications for future research and practice

Meyer

Ratz²,

Pauls³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Among persons in need of care, 70% of those who fell already had problems getting up [4]. Since most elderly individuals spend most of the day alone in their own homes, they have to wait until the alarm is raised and help arrives [5]. One in eight older individuals who fall report lying on the floor for more than an hour [2,4].…”

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Therapy options for those affected by a long lie after a fall: a scoping review

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Background After a fall, more than half of older people living alone are unable to get up or get help independently. Fall-related recumbency makes affected individuals aware of functional status limitations and increased vulnerability. Patient-centered therapy is needed to manage physical, psychological, and social needs. This review summarizes the current evidence on care options for the special patient population. Methods The scoping review used the six-step framework proposed by Arksey and O´Malley and was conducted in accordance with the modified Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework for scoping reviews. The literature searches were conducted in five databases and ten online archives. Articles were screened, assessed and selected using defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Articles were included if they were published in either German or English and related to the care of long lies. Thematic synthesis was based on the literature review. Results The search yielded 1047 hits, of which 19 research papers were included. Two themes were identified: (1) acute therapy, focused on prolonged recumbency and pronounced physical effects; and (2) preventive therapy, which examined standing up training, technical aids, and social control systems in the context of fall management. Conclusions There are a limited number of interventions that relate to the patient population. The interventions are predominantly presented independently, so there is a lack of structuring of the interventions in the form of a treatment pathway. In addition to pooling professional expertise and an interprofessional approach, it is important to continue inpatient treatment in the home setting, even though the effectiveness of interventions in a home setting has hardly been verified thus far. The solution for a missing treatment process is first of all a planned, interprofessional and intersectoral approach in therapy.

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