Abstract
Background: Around the world, populations are aging and there is a growing concern about ways that older adults can maintain their health and well-being while living in their homes.
Objectives: The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic literature review to determine: (1) the levels of technology readiness among older adults and, (2) evidence for smart homes and home-based
health-monitoring technologies that support aging in place for older adults who have complex needs.
Results: We identified and analyzed 48 of 1863 relevant papers. Our analyses found that: (1) technologyreadiness
level for smart homes and home health monitoring technologies is low; (2) the highest level of evidence is 1b (i.e., one randomized controlled trial with a PEDro score ≥6); smart homes and home health
monitoring technologies are used to monitor activities of daily living, cognitive decline and mental health, and heart conditions in older adults with complex needs; (3) there is no evidence that smart homes and home health monitoring technologies help address disability prediction and health-related quality of life, or fall prevention; and (4) there is conflicting evidence that smart homes and home health monitoring technologies help address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Conclusions: The level oftechnology readiness for smart homes and home health monitoring technologies
is still low. The highest level of evidence found was in a study that supported home health technologies for use in monitoring activities of daily living, cognitive decline, mental health, and heart conditions in
older adults with complex needs
Objectives: The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic literature review to determine: (1) the levels of technology readiness among older adults and, (2) evidence for smart homes and home-based
health-monitoring technologies that support aging in place for older adults who have complex needs.
Results: We identified and analyzed 48 of 1863 relevant papers. Our analyses found that: (1) technologyreadiness
level for smart homes and home health monitoring technologies is low; (2) the highest level of evidence is 1b (i.e., one randomized controlled trial with a PEDro score ≥6); smart homes and home health
monitoring technologies are used to monitor activities of daily living, cognitive decline and mental health, and heart conditions in older adults with complex needs; (3) there is no evidence that smart homes and home health monitoring technologies help address disability prediction and health-related quality of life, or fall prevention; and (4) there is conflicting evidence that smart homes and home health monitoring technologies help address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Conclusions: The level oftechnology readiness for smart homes and home health monitoring technologies
is still low. The highest level of evidence found was in a study that supported home health technologies for use in monitoring activities of daily living, cognitive decline, mental health, and heart conditions in
older adults with complex needs
| Translated title of the contribution | Hogares inteligentes y tecnologías de monitoreo de salud en el hogar para adultos mayores.: Una revisión sistemática. |
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| Original language | English (US) |
| Article number | 1386-5056 |
| Pages (from-to) | 44 - 59 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | International Journal of Medical Informatics |
| Volume | 91 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
