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The development of safer walking technology
— a review | | Author(s) | Esme Wood, Gillian Ward, John Woolham |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol 9, no 2, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 100-115 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jat.htm |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Assistive technology ; Mobility ; Safety devices ; Walking aids ; Evaluation ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to gain a greater understanding of the development of safer walking technology for people with dementia through contemporary literature. A two stage systematic approach to searching the literature was adopted. Initially this involved searching the literature to gain a broad overview of the development of safer walking technology and the context in which it had been developed. The literature was then examined in detail to look at published evidence surrounding the use of safer walking technology by people with dementia. These articles were quality appraised and a meta ethnographic approach taken to synthesis of the findings. There was found to be a small but growing body of literature within this field. Whilst there is only limited evidence to support the use of safer walking technologies for people with dementia, the evidence to date indicates great potential for its use. If provided with the right support and guidance, safer walking technology has the potential to increase freedoms and independence for people with dementia; gaining them improved access to outdoor spaces and environments to support their health and wellbeing. However if the technology continues to be associated with only risk management it will not achieve this potential. For many people with dementia, health and social care professionals can play an important role in ensuring appropriate assessment and support in the decision-making process. However greater support is needed in decision making for all people with dementia, especially those people not currently engaged with specialist services. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619252 A |
| Classmark | EA: M: C4: OT: MG: 4C: 64A |
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