Experiences of Assistive Products and Home Care among Older Clients with and without Dementia in Sweden

Borg, Johan; Alam, Moudud; Boström, Anne‐Marie; Hammar, Lena Marmstål

doi:10.3390/ijerph191912350

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“…Here the findings are more ambiguous but hint at the fact that dementia and depression do not facilitate the employment of technologies. This stands in contrast to the multitude of studies on dementia and technical assistance but is corroborated by a study from Sweden whereapart from technologies for remembering -dementia was associated with a lower likelihood of using these technologies [15]. Persons suffering from conditions with concrete needs such as "restricted mobility", "stroke" and "incontinence" were more likely to seek technical assistance.…”

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Adoption and Determinants of Assistive Technologies in the Real World: Results from the VdK Study

Hübner,

Yalymova,

Przysucha

et al. 2023

German Medical Data Sciences 2023 – Science. Close to People.

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Introduction: While there is growing evidence of the benefits of assistive technologies little is known about their adoption under real circumstances and prevalence for everyday use. Objective: The aim of this analysis therefore was (i) to investigate the adoption rates in the real world and (ii) to identify potential determinants of their adoption by care-dependant persons and family caregivers. Methods: The present study is a secondary analysis based on the data set of the VdK study on home care arrangements (n=53,678). The analysis of the adoption rates included 22,666 care-dependant persons and caregivers, the identification of potential determinants via binary logistic regressions included 5,275 persons. Results: Emergency call systems and technical (smart) aids reached an adoption rate of 40.4 % (care-dependant persons) and 55.3 % (family caregivers). Fall detectors, orientations aids, nursing apps and monitoring systems were used in less than 5 % of the cases. Care degree and the use of an ambulatory nursing service increased the likelihood of using technical aids. Conclusion: It can be concluded that innovative and sophisticated types of assistive technologies are still rather scarcely used for home care arrangements in the real world despite large research efforts in the last twenty years.

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Adoption and Determinants of Assistive Technologies in the Real World: Results from the VdK Study

Hübner,

Yalymova,

Przysucha

et al. 2023

German Medical Data Sciences 2023 – Science. Close to People.

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Trust and easy access to home care staff are associated with older adults’ sense of security: a Swedish longitudinal study

Johansson-Pajala,

Alam,

K. Gusdal

et al. 2024

Scand J Public Health

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Aim: Older adults are increasingly encouraged to continue living in their own homes with support from home care services. However, few studies have focused on older adults’ safety in home care. This study explored associations between the sense of security and factors related to demographic characteristics and home care services. Methods: The mixed longitudinal design was based on a retrospective national survey. The study population consisted of individuals in Sweden (aged 65+ years) granted home care services at any time between 2016 and 2020 ( n=82,834−94,714). Multiple ordinal logistic regression models were fitted using the generalised estimation equation method to assess the strength of relationship between the dependent (sense of security) and independent (demographics, health and care-related factors) variables. Results: The sense of security tended to increase between 2016 and 2020, and was significantly associated with being a woman, living outside big cities, being granted more home care services hours or being diagnosed/treated for depression (cumulative odds ratio 2–9% higher). Anxiety, poor health and living alone were most strongly associated with insecurity (cumulative odds ratio 17–64% lower). Aside from overall satisfaction with home care services, accessibility and confidence in staff influenced the sense of security most. Conclusions: We stress the need to promote older adults’ sense of security for safe ageing in place, as mandated by Swedish law. Home care services profoundly influence older adults’ sense of security. Therefore, it is vital to prioritise continuity in care, establish trust and build relationships with older adults. Given the increasing shortage of staff, integrating complementary measures, such as welfare technologies, is crucial to promoting this sense of security.

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Experiences of Assistive Products and Home Care among Older Clients with and without Dementia in Sweden

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Adoption and Determinants of Assistive Technologies in the Real World: Results from the VdK Study

Adoption and Determinants of Assistive Technologies in the Real World: Results from the VdK Study

Trust and easy access to home care staff are associated with older adults’ sense of security: a Swedish longitudinal study

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