TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a pragmatic evaluation of ICTs for older adults with cognitive impairment at scale
T2 - the IN LIFE experience
AU - Astell, A. J.
AU - Panou, M.
AU - Touliou, K.
AU - Karavidopoulou, Y.
AU - Cabrera-Umpiérrez, M. F.
AU - Aldaz, E.
AU - Bizjak, J.
AU - Black, B.
AU - Buchholz, M.
AU - Mata, J. Chamorro
AU - Cossu-Ergecer, F.
AU - Debring, S.
AU - van-Weering, M. Dekker
AU - Ekström, A.
AU - Gams, M.
AU - Soler, A. Garcia
AU - Gradišek, A.
AU - Goljuf, K.
AU - Kaimakamis, E.
AU - Kaklanis, N.
AU - Kilintzis, V.
AU - Laakso, K.
AU - Maglaveras, N.
AU - Colomer, J. B.Montalvá
AU - Papageorgiou, V.
AU - Potter, S.
AU - Samuelsson, C.
AU - Smith, S. K.
AU - Tabak, M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded by PHC-20–2014, Grant agreement no: 643442) IN LIFE from the European Commission, as part of the Horizon 2020 program.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - Implementing information and communications technology (ICT) at scale requires evaluation processes to capture the impact on users as well as the infrastructure into which it is being introduced. For older adults living with cognitive impairment this requires evaluation that can accommodate different levels of cognitive impairment, alongside input from family and formal caregivers, plus stakeholder organisations. The European Horizon 2020 project INdependent LIving support Functions for the Elderly (IN LIFE) set out to integrate 17 technologies into a single digital platform for older people living with cognitive impairment plus their families, care providers and stakeholders. The IN LIFE evaluation took place across six national pilot sites to examine a number of variables including impact on the users, user acceptance of the individual services and the overall platform, plus the economic case for the IN LIFE platform. The results confirmed the interest and need among older adults, family caregivers, formal caregivers and stakeholders, for information and communications technology (ICT). Relative to the baseline, quality of life improved and cognition stabilized, however, there was an overall reluctance to pay for the platform. The findings provide insights into existing barriers and challenges for adoption of ICT for older people living with cognitive impairment.
AB - Implementing information and communications technology (ICT) at scale requires evaluation processes to capture the impact on users as well as the infrastructure into which it is being introduced. For older adults living with cognitive impairment this requires evaluation that can accommodate different levels of cognitive impairment, alongside input from family and formal caregivers, plus stakeholder organisations. The European Horizon 2020 project INdependent LIving support Functions for the Elderly (IN LIFE) set out to integrate 17 technologies into a single digital platform for older people living with cognitive impairment plus their families, care providers and stakeholders. The IN LIFE evaluation took place across six national pilot sites to examine a number of variables including impact on the users, user acceptance of the individual services and the overall platform, plus the economic case for the IN LIFE platform. The results confirmed the interest and need among older adults, family caregivers, formal caregivers and stakeholders, for information and communications technology (ICT). Relative to the baseline, quality of life improved and cognition stabilized, however, there was an overall reluctance to pay for the platform. The findings provide insights into existing barriers and challenges for adoption of ICT for older people living with cognitive impairment.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10209-021-00849-5
DO - 10.1007/s10209-021-00849-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120669699
SN - 1615-5289
VL - 21
SP - 1
EP - 19
JO - Universal access in the information society
JF - Universal access in the information society
ER -