Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions (Jan 2020)
The impact of assistive technology on burden and psychological well‐being in informal caregivers of people with dementia (ATTILA Study)
- Anna Davies,
- Stefano Brini,
- Shashivadan Hirani,
- Rebecca Gathercole,
- Kirsty Forsyth,
- Catherine Henderson,
- Rosie Bradley,
- Lucy Davies,
- Barbara Dunk,
- Emma Harper,
- Natalie Lam,
- Lynn Pank,
- Iracema Leroi,
- John Woolham,
- Chris Fox,
- John O'Brien,
- Andrew Bateman,
- Fiona Poland,
- Pete Bentham,
- Alistar Burns,
- Richard Gray,
- Martin Knapp,
- Emma Talbot,
- Emma Hooper,
- Rachel Winson,
- Bethany Scutt,
- Victoria Ordonez,
- Samantha Nunn,
- Grace Lavelle,
- Robert Howard,
- Stanton Newman
Affiliations
- Anna Davies
- School of Health Sciences City University of London London UK
- Stefano Brini
- School of Health Sciences City University of London London UK
- Shashivadan Hirani
- School of Health Sciences City University of London London UK
- Rebecca Gathercole
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry London UK
- Kirsty Forsyth
- School of Health Sciences Queen Margaret University Edinburgh UK
- Catherine Henderson
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust London UK
- Rosie Bradley
- Clinical Trial Service Unit Oxford UK
- Lucy Davies
- Clinical Trial Service Unit Oxford UK
- Barbara Dunk
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust London UK
- Emma Harper
- Clinical Trial Service Unit Oxford UK
- Natalie Lam
- Clinical Trial Service Unit Oxford UK
- Lynn Pank
- Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit Oxford University Oxford UK
- Iracema Leroi
- Global Brain Health Institute Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2 Ireland
- John Woolham
- Social Care Workforce Research Unit King's College London London UK
- Chris Fox
- School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice University of East Anglia Norwich Norfolk UK
- John O'Brien
- Department of Psychiatry University of Cambridge Cambridge UK
- Andrew Bateman
- Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Princess of Wales Hospital Ely UK
- Fiona Poland
- School of Allied Health Professionals University of East Anglia Norwich Norfolk UK
- Pete Bentham
- The Barberry Centre Birmingham UK
- Alistar Burns
- Global Brain Health Institute Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2 Ireland
- Richard Gray
- Clinical Trial Service Unit Oxford UK
- Martin Knapp
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry London UK
- Emma Talbot
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Suffolk UK
- Emma Hooper
- Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Preston UK
- Rachel Winson
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Oliver Zangwill Centre Ely UK
- Bethany Scutt
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry London UK
- Victoria Ordonez
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Oliver Zangwill Centre Ely UK
- Samantha Nunn
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Oliver Zangwill Centre Ely UK
- Grace Lavelle
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry London UK
- Robert Howard
- Division of Psychiatry University College London London UK
- Stanton Newman
- School of Health Sciences City University of London London UK
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12064
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6,
no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Abstract Introduction Assistive technology and telecare (ATT) may alleviate psychological burden in informal caregivers of people with dementia. This study assessed the impact of ATT on informal caregivers’ burden and psychological well‐being. Methods Individuals with dementia and their informal caregivers were recruited to a randomized‐controlled trial assessing effectiveness of ATT. Caregivers were allocated to two groups according to their cared‐for person's randomization to a full or basic package of ATT and were assessed on caregiver burden, state anxiety, and depression. Caregivers’ data from three assessments over 6 months of the trial were analyzed. Results No significant between‐ or within‐group differences at any time point on caregivers’ burden, anxiety, and depression levels were found. Discussion Full ATT for people with dementia did not impact caregivers’ psychological outcomes compared to basic ATT. The length of follow up was restricted to 6 months.
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