Identifying individual enablers and barriers to the use of digital technology for the self-management of long-term conditions by older adults

Existing Digital Health Technology Index Summary Report for Older Adults Living with Neurocognitive Disorders (Mild and Major) and Their Informal Caregivers: An Environmental Scan

“…[3,12,19,[23][24][25] Innovative promising solutions address the twin impacts of an aging population with increased cognitive impairment and the shortage of caregivers [6,26]. Such occasions can be effectively dealt with through the utilization of digital health solutions, robots, artificial intelligence-driven sensors, embedded and wearable devices, including video, and other monitoring systems integrated into the home environment can offer increased security, safety, and health management, and social systems to support both the older adult with NCDs as well as informal and formal caregivers [12,22,27]. Some studies strongly support that everyday interactive products have the potential to support older adults to live well with NCDs, by improving their quality of life by preserving a person's sense of self, reducing anxiety and agitation, and bringing comfort, joy, and pleasure [28].…”

“…Older adults may be able to incorporate technologies during the onset of symptoms but later they can experience challenges with them. There are many challenges in introducing new technologies to older adults [3,12,22,27]. Technologies can be intrusive and if used without the consent of the cognitively impaired person, deprive them of their rights.…”

“…Technologies can be intrusive and if used without the consent of the cognitively impaired person, deprive them of their rights. These challenges can be managed by developing specific frameworks, guidelines, and regulations for technology adoption among caregivers and people with NCDs [22,27]. Functionalities that may prove advantages in the early stages of their condition may result in a risk of anxiety or distress.…”

“…Functionalities that may prove advantages in the early stages of their condition may result in a risk of anxiety or distress. Significantly, attention should be paid when a technology or device is no longer desirable for a person whose NCD may have progressed [9,23,27]. Some technologies do not exactly meet their needs although they claim effectiveness.…”

Feasibility of an Activity Control System in Patients with Diabetes: A Study Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Trial

“…Thus, the consulted bibliography proposes that the treatment of diabetes for the modification of the lifestyles of this population must be carried out individually, adapting to the individual characteristics of each patient. 10 , 11 Similar studies have been carried out, in which individualized programs of patient empowerment and adherence to therapy have been designed through the automatic generation of feedback messages, without obtaining a record of whether the patient carried out these tasks on the same day. 9 , 12 , 13 …”