Literature review: the cost effectiveness of assistive technology in supporting people with dementia

Citation

Bowes A, Dawson A & Greasley-Adams C (2013) Literature review: the cost effectiveness of assistive technology in supporting people with dementia. The Atlantic Philanthropies. Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling. http://dementia.stir.ac.uk/system/files/filedepot/1/the_cost_effectiveness_of_assistive_technology_in_supporting_people_with_dementia_october_13_1.pdf

Abstract
Despite much emphasis on the potential of assistive technologies of many varieties to deliver cost effective ways of supporting people with dementia, and clear indications of this potential, rigorous cost-effectiveness studies of these technologies for this group remain largely absent. The review includes consideration of the indicative evidence. This report describes the process and results of the literature review. Extensive searches identified a large literature, of which 59 items were systematically reviewed and quality assessed.

Keywords
dementia; assistive technology; cost-effectiveness; literature review; systematic

Notes
We are indebted to the Dementia Services Development Trust who funded the study as part of the work of the Dementia Services Development Centre in Northern Ireland. This work is supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Northern Ireland DHSSPH.

People

Professor Alison Bowes

Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

Dr Alison Dawson

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences