痴呆症护理研究和心理社会因素
Chiamaka Faith Okwudiri1, Olufisayo Oluyinka Elugbadebo2, Williams Nwagwu3
1Department of Data and Information Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 26, 2025
概括
辅助技术 (AT) 可以改善撒哈拉以南非洲地区的痴呆症护理,但由于成本和文化障碍,采用率很低. 需要量身定制的AT解决方案来提高独立性,并减少低资源环境中的护理人员负担.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 辅助技术 辅助技术 辅助技术
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 痴呆症在资源较少的环境中,特别是撒哈拉以南非洲地区,由于获得专业护理的机会有限,造成了重大挑战.
- 辅助技术 (AT) 显示出增强痴呆症患者及其照顾者的独立性和生活质量的潜力.
- 撒哈拉以南非洲地区的AT采用率较低与负担能力,文化因素,数字素养和基础设施问题有关.
研究的目的:
- 审查撒哈拉以南非洲地区AT在痴呆症护理中的利用和障碍.
- 评估AT在改善患者结果和减少护理人员负担方面的有效性.
- 探索AT在撒哈拉以南非洲独特的社会经济和文化动态中增强痴呆症护理的潜力.
主要方法:
- 文献综述侧重于在撒哈拉以南非洲地区对痴呆症的AT利用和采用障碍.
- 对低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 的AT有效性现有研究的评估.
- 分析影响AT在该地区实施的社会经济和文化因素.
主要成果:
- 与高收入国家相比,在撒哈拉以南的非洲地区,在痴呆症护理中使用AT的发展欠佳.
- 在LMIC中识别的AT包括自动轮椅和GPS追踪器等基本设备;先进技术很少.
- 采用AT的重大障碍包括成本,文化认知,有限的数字素养和基础设施赤字.
结论:
- 迫切需要进行研究和创新,以开发适合撒哈拉以南非洲文化和社会经济背景的AT解决方案.
- 解决特定的采用障碍可以提高AT的可访问性,可负担性和有效性.
- 优化AT有可能显著提高该地区痴呆症护理质量和护理人员支持.
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