An explorative study of the beliefs of staff of psychogeriatric nursing homes regarding the use of dynamic lighting systems

A systematic review of electronic assistive technology within supporting living environments for people with dementia

“…Further searches found that a Cochrane Review was undertaken in 2014 (Forbes et al, 2014). Studies that cited the Cochrane Review were subsequently searched and one met the inclusion criteria (van Wezel et al, 2016). The data was not extracted from two studies as they were assessed within the Cochrane Review (Ancoli-Isreal et al, 2003; Thorpe et al, 2000).…”

“…The two retrieved studies explored the opinions of professional caregivers of dynamic lighting systems (Aarts et al, 2014; van Wezel et al, 2016). In one study, the DLS were purchased to improve residents well-being and their sleep/wake rhythm (Aarts et al, 2014).…”

“…Care staff saw no effect from the DLS, however, no data were collected to evaluate the effectiveness of DLS. Interestingly, care professionals reported being happy to use DLS if it improved the well-being of residents and they had a belief that DLS can provide positive outcomes (van Wezel et al, 2016). The findings of the Cochrane review do not recommend bright light therapy in practice due to the lack of evidence.…”

Social care technologies for older people: Evidence for instigating a broader and more inclusive dialogue

“…Likewise some staff did not want a role in maintaining the system as they did not see this as their responsibility. Carers were also concerned about the system's influence on their own circadian rhythms [62] and the…”

Quality of Life: The Interplay between Human Behaviour, Technology and the Environment

“…Ideally, the perspectives of all stakeholders should be covered. Individuals differ in their values and motives with regard to health, care, their desired living environment, and technologies [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. Therefore, the need for new ways of designing technology and the environment are needed, for instance, through the co-design and participatory approaches in research, while also considering and including the least-voiced in our societies, such as persons living with dementia or a physical limitation [37,[45][46][47][48][49][50].…”