Health professionals’ and researchers’ views on Intelligent Assistive Technology for psychogeriatric care
M. Ienca, M. Lipps, T. Wangmo, F. Jotterand, B. Elger, R.W. Kressig
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AbstractIntelligent Assistive Technologies (IATs) open the prospects of alleviating the global burden of population aging and dementia. However, their translation from designing labs to the clinical setting appears suboptimal. This study aims at obtaining more detailed knowledge on the clinical translation of IATs by exploring the views and attitudes of key health professionals involved in dementia and older adults care. Qualitative data were gathered in three among the countries with the highest and lowest birthrate (Switzerland, Germany, and Italy), hence particularly exposed to aging-related health burden. Our findings provide a qualitatively rich picture of the current opportunities and challenges of using IATs in the clinical setting. In addition, we identify a number of possible barriers to the adequate translation of IATs into the clinics and delineate possible solutions to overcome these barriers.Keywords: Intelligent Assistive Technology (IAT), dementia, gerontechnology, health professionals, translational medicine, adoption, doctor-patient relationship
M. Ienca, M. Lipps, T. Wangmo, F. Jotterand, B. Elger, R.W. Kressig (2018). Health professionals’ and researchers’ views on Intelligent Assistive Technology for psychogeriatric care. Gerontechnology, 17(3), 139-150
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2018.17.3.002.00