Smart Homes and Quality of Life for the Elderly: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debajyoti Pal ◽  
Tuul Triyason ◽  
Suree Funikul
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Impact of physical exercise on quality of life of older adults with depression or Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Boscarino Tavares ◽  
Helena Moraes ◽  
Andrea Camaz Deslandes ◽  
Jerson Laks
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Pharmacological Intervention ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Control Groups

INTRODUCTION: Physical exercise has been associated with improvement of quality of live (QoL), but its effect among the elderly with depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still unclear. This systematic review evaluated randomized and controlled studies about the effect of physical exercise on QoL of older individuals with a clinical diagnosis of depression and AD.METHODS:We searched PubMed, ISI, SciELO and Scopus from December 2011 to June 2013 using the following keywords: physical exercise, quality of life, elderly, depression, Alzheimer's disease. Only six studies met inclusion criteria: two examined patients with AD and four, patients with depression.RESULTS: The studies used different methods to prescribe exercise and evaluate QoL, but all had high quality methods. Findings of most studies with individuals with depression suggested that exercise training improved QoL, but studies with patients with AD had divergent results.CONCLUSIONS: Although different methods were used, results suggested that physical exercise is an effective non-pharmacological intervention to improve the QoL of elderly individuals with depression and AD. Future studies should investigate the effect of other factors, such as the use of specific scales for the elderly, controlled exercise prescriptions and type of control groups.

scholarly journals Smart Homes and Quality of Life for the Elderly: Perspective of Competing Models

IEEE Access ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 8109-8122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debajyoti Pal ◽  
Tuul Triyason ◽  
Suree Funilkul ◽  
Wichian Chutimaskul
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Competing Models

scholarly journals Association between physical activity and quality of life in the elderly: a systematic review, 2000-2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gislaine C. Vagetti ◽  
Valter C. Barbosa Filho ◽  
Natália B. Moreira ◽  
Valdomiro de Oliveira ◽  
Oldemar Mazzardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Interventions in Elderly’s Sleep Disturbances: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6003
Author(s):  
Seonheui Lee ◽  
Soyoung Yu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Component Score ◽  
Information And Communication

Sleep is a crucial factor for human health and is closely related to quality of life. Sleep disturbances constitute a health problem that should be solved, especially when it affects the elderly. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of information and communication technologies (ICT) interventions in managing sleep disturbances in the elderly. The study used a systematic review of three databases: Ovid-Medline, Ovid-EMBASE, and the Cochrane library database for papers published till 15 April 2021. Two authors independently selected and screened relevant studies based on predefined inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was carried out using Review Manager 5.4. Two authors independently screened the titles and abstracts of 4297 studies considering both inclusion and exclusion criteria. The complete texts of 47 articles were then evaluated, 31 articles were excluded, and finally, 16 articles were selected. Our meta-analysis showed that the cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) group had a significantly reduced Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) compared to the control group (−4.81 [−5.56, −4.06], p < 0.00001, I2 = 83%) in RCTs, with a significant reduction in ISI (3.47 [1.58, 5.35], p = 0.0003) found in quasi-experimental studies. A significant improvement was found in total sleep time in the CBT-I group compared to the control group (29.24 [15.41, 43.07], p <0.0001) in RCTs, while the CBT-I group showed significantly reduced wake time after sleep onset compared to the control group (−20.50 [−26.60, −14.41], p < 0.00001). In addition, a significant reduction in depression was found in the CBT-I group compared to the control group (−2.11 [−2.85, −1.37], p < 0.00001, I2 = 0%) in RCTs. The quality of life–mental component score (5.75 [1.64, 9.87], p = 0.006, I2 = 0%) and the quality of life–physical component score (5.19 [0.76, 9.62], p = 0.02, I2 = 0%) showed significant improvement in the CBT-I group compared to the control group. ICT interventions showed positive effects on sleep disturbances of the elderly, specifically confirming the positive effect on depression and quality of life as well as the indicators directly related to sleep such as ISI and quality of sleep. Thus, the application of ICT in the healthcare sector will be greater in the future, with changes in the nursing education and practice guidelines so that nurses can play a pivotal role in promoting health behaviors such as sleep-related quality of life and daily activities of the elderly.

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