Smart homes and home health monitoring technologies for older adults: A systematic review

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) technology-readiness 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 of technology 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. © 2016.

• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22136
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.04.007; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22136
• Palabra clave: Accident prevention; Automation; Intelligent buildings; Medical computing; Monitoring; Pulmonary diseases; Ehealth; Frail elderly; Gerontechnology; Smart homes; Telehealth; Health; Accelerometer; Accident prevention; Chronic disease; Chronic obstructive lung disease; Daily life activity; Disability; Falling; Geriatric care; Geriatric disorder; Home monitoring; Human; Magnetometer; Medical technology; Patient monitor; Pedro; Priority journal; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial (topic); Review; Sensor; Smart home; Systematic review; Aged; Devices; Geriatrics; Home care; Independent living; Medical technology; Physiologic monitoring; Procedures; Telemedicine; Aged; Biomedical Technology; Geriatrics; Home Care Services; Humans; Independent Living; Telemedicine; Ehealth; Frail elderly; Gerontechnology; Smart homes; Telehealth; Physiologic; Monitoring
• License: Abierto (Texto Completo)