| Title |
Does telecare prolong community living in dementia? A study protocol for a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trials, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-349 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Iracema Leroi, John Woolham, Rebecca Gathercole, Robert Howard, Barbara Dunk, Chris Fox, John O’Brien, Andrew Bateman, Fiona Poland, Peter Bentham, Alistair Burns, Anna Davies, Kirsty Forsyth, Richard Gray, Martin Knapp, Stanton Newman, Rupert McShane, Craig Ritchie |
| Abstract |
Assistive technology and telecare (ATT) are relatively new ways of delivering care and support to people with social care needs. It is claimed that ATT reduces the need for community care, prevents unnecessary hospital admission, and delays or prevents admission into residential or nursing care. The current economic situation in England has renewed interest in ATT instead of community care packages. However, at present, the evidence base to support claims about the impact and effectiveness of ATT is limited, despite its potential to mitigate the high financial cost of caring for people with dementia and the social and psychological cost to unpaid carers. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 88% |
| Unknown | 1 | 13% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 299 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 289 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 52 | 17% |
| Researcher | 47 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 40 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 52 | 17% |
| Unknown | 65 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 15% |
| Psychology | 43 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 37 | 12% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 37 | 12% |
| Unknown | 70 | 23% |