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Di Huang1, Dongjun Wu1, Wendy Moyle1
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
|May 29, 2025
Summary
Digital tools enhance dementia education for informal carers by offering personalized, culturally sensitive strategies. This review maps implementation approaches and outcomes to improve caregiver knowledge and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Gerontology
- Caregiver Education
Background:
- Informal carers require effective dementia education for optimal caregiving.
- Digital tools offer innovative solutions to challenges in delivering accessible dementia education.
- Implementation of digital dementia education in diverse contexts requires further understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and synthesize implementation strategies for digital dementia education programs for informal carers.
- To explore contextual challenges and enablers in adopting digital dementia education interventions.
- To critically map the landscape of digital tools and educational domains used in carer education.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive scoping review was conducted following PRISMA-ScR and JBI guidelines.
- Searches were performed across eleven databases, identifying 2747 records.
- 18 studies were included after rigorous screening for analysis.
Main Results:
- Digital tools included online platforms, video conferencing, mobile apps, and SMS services.
- Educational domains covered knowledge, skills, psychological support, communication, and adaptation.
- Personalization, cultural sensitivity, and adaptability improved carer knowledge, well-being, and self-efficacy, leading to a progressive implementation framework.
Conclusions:
- Digital tools hold significant potential for informal carers' dementia education.
- Optimizing effectiveness requires active, adaptive, and culturally tailored strategies.
- Future research should focus on scalability, inclusivity, and long-term impacts of digital dementia education.
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