Adopting assistive technologies for the support and care of people with mild dementia living at home—Understanding the decision-making process: a qualitative study
While technical feasibility and tailored solutions are important, they are not the sole determinants of assistive technology adoption in this group. The desire to preserve self-determination and independence emerges as a key motive for choosing assistive technologies; technology can also be seen to invoke stress and negative emotions, and will consequently be rejected. Technology should, moreover, be perceived to be "meaningful" on different levels. Considering these points when developing technologies and addressing them when counselling those affected by dementia and their networks may "tip the scale" towards acceptance.
Authors
- Gerrit Eliaß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7163-3070)
- Christoph Dockweiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-3279)
- Eva Trompetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5653-9943)
- Angela Nikelski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5990-5003)
- Christoph Karlheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2868-4307)
- Stefan H. Kreisel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7623-3423)
- Sarah Palmdorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-3383)
- Tristan Gruschka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-5935)
- Lea Stark
Institutions
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- University of Siegen (DE)
- Folkwang University of the Arts (DE)
- Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (DE)
- St. Franziskus Hospital (DE)
- Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts (DE)
- Bethel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05945-2
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00