Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Author | Country | Publication type | Methodology | Study design | Study participants | Study setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaltonen et al., 2017 [38] | Finland | Conference paper | Qualitative | Qualitative interviews, observations | Older person, care staff, family members | Participants’ homes |
Bajones et al., 2018 [39] | Austria, Greece, Sweden | Journal paper | Multi-method | Field trial | Older people (living alone, fallen in the last 2 years, and impairments in mobility, | Participants’ homes |
Bajones et al., 2019 [40] | Austria, Greece, Sweden | Journal paper | Multi-method | Field trial | Older people (living alone) | Participants’ homes |
Barrett et al., 2019 [41] | Ireland | Journal paper | Quantitative | Single group, pre-post pilot study | People with dementia | Nursing home |
Bemelmens et al., 2016 [42] | Netherlands | Journal paper | Multi-method | Feasibility study | People with dementia, care staff, family members | Care institution for psychogeriatric care |
Blond, 2019 [43] | Denmark, Finland | Journal paper | Qualitative | Ethnographic study | Older adults, care staff, management staff | Elderly care center |
Bradwell et al., 2020 [44] | UK | Conference paper | Qualitative | Longitudinal study | Older people | Supported living facility |
Broadbent et al., 2014 [45] | New Zealand | Conference paper | Quantitative | Repeated measures randomised cross-over trial | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Caleb-Solly et al., 2018 [46] | UK, Netherlands | Journal paper | Quantitative | Usability and user experience evaluation | Older people | Assisted living studio, residential care, and participants’ homes |
Carros et al., 2020 [47] | Germany | Conference paper | Qualitative | Pre and post interviews | Older people, caregivers and manager | Care home |
Chang et al., 2013 [48] | USA | Conference paper | Multi-method | Observations and interview | Older people, care staff | Retirement community (long- and short-term care) |
Chang et al., 2015 [49] | USA | Conference paper | Multi-method | Field study | Older people (majority had dementia), staff, visitors | Nursing home |
Cruz-Sandoval et al., 2018 [50] | Mexico | Conference paper | Quantitative | Observational | Older people with dementia | Geriatric residence |
de Graaf et al., 2015 [51] | UK | Journal paper | Qualitative | Exploratory in-depth study using video recording and interviews | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Demange et al., 2018 [52] | France | Journal paper | Quantitative | Quasi-experimental (pre-post) | Older people with dementia | Hospital |
D’Onofrio et al., 2019 [53] | Italy | Conference paper | Quantitative | Pre-post | Older people with dementia | Hospital |
D’Onofrio et al., 2019 [53] | Italy, Ireland and UK | Journal paper | Quantitative | Pre-post | People with dementia | Community setting, nursing home and hospital |
Fattal et al., 2020 [54] | France | Journal paper | Quantitative | Pre-post | Older people | Hospital |
Fiorini et al., 2020 [55] | Italy | Conference paper | Quantitative | Pre-post | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Gross et al., 2012 [56] | Netherlands Belgium | Conference paper | Qualitative | Field trial | Older people with mild cognitive impairment and their partner | Smart home (Test home) |
Gross et al., 2015 [57] | Germany | Conference paper | Multi-method | Case study | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Gross et al., 2019 [58] | Germany | Conference paper | Multi-method | Case study | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Hebesberger et al., 2017 [59] | Austria | Journal paper | Mixed method | Concurrent multistrand research design | Older people with dementia, care staff and management staff | Hospital |
Hudson et al., 2020 [60] | USA | Journal paper | Qualitative | Descriptive qualitative | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Huisman and Kort, 2019 [61] | Netherlands | Journal paper | Mixed method | Evaluation study | Older adults, care staff and board members | Geriatric care facilities |
Kelly et al., 2020 [62] | USA | Journal paper | Quantitative | Feasibility study | Older people with dementia | Hospital (acute care) |
Khosla et al., 2017 [63] | Australia | Journal paper | Quantitative | Cross-sectional | Older people with dementia | Residential aged care facilities |
Khosla et al., 2019 (Australia) [64] | Australia | Journal paper | Mixed method | Observational | People with dementia, family members | Participants’ homes |
Klamer et al., 2010 [65] | UK | Conference paper | Qualitative | Case study | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Kolstad et al., 2020 [66] | Japan | Journal paper | Qualitative | Semi structured interviews | Older people, nursing staff and site managers | Two nursing homes and one elderly day care centre |
Kouroupetroglou et al., 2017 [67] | Italy, Ireland | Conference paper | Quantitative | Questionnaire | People with dementia | Hospital and nursing home |
Melkas et al., 2020 [68] | Finland | Journal paper | Qualitative | Field study | Older people, care staff | 2 care homes and a geriatric rehabilitation hospital |
Moyle et al., 2013 [69] | Australia | Conference paper | Qualitative | Case study | Older people with dementia | Nursing home |
Moyle et al., 2014 [70] | Australia | Journal paper | Mixed method | Semi structured interviews and observational data | Older people with dementia, care staff, family members | Long term care facilities |
Moyle et al., 2016 [71] | Australia | Journal paper | Qualitative | Case study | Older people with dementia | Nursing home |
Moyle et al., 2019 [72] | Australia | Journal paper | Qualitative | Descriptive qualitative | Family members of older people who live in residential care | Residential care facilities |
Moyle et al., 2019 [73] | Australia | Journal paper | Qualitative | Descriptive qualitative | Older people with dementia | Long term care facility |
Moyle et al., 2019 [74] | Australia | Journal paper | Qualitative | Descriptive qualitative | People with dementia, family members | Long term care facility |
Niemala et al., 2017 [75] | Finland | Conference paper | Qualitative | Pre-post interviews, user observations, logged use of robot, videotaping | Older people | Long term residential home |
Niemala et al., 2019 [76] | Finland | Journal paper | Multi-method | Field trial | Older people, care staff, family members | Residential care facilities |
Orejana et al., 2015 [77] | New Zealand | Conference paper | Multi-method | Case study | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Peri et al., 2016 [78] | New Zealand | Journal paper | Quantitative | Controlled non-randomised comparison study (Observational) | Older people, care staff, visitors | Retirement complex (Residential care ward) |
Piasek and Wieczororwska-Tobis, 2018 [79] | Poland | Journal paper | Quantitative | Pre-post | Older people with mild cognitive impairment, family members | Laboratory setting and participants’ homes |
Pike et al., 2020 [80] | UK | Journal paper | Qualitative | Multiple case study | Older people with dementia, family members | Participants’ homes |
Portugal et al., 2019 [81] | Netherlands | Journal paper | Multi-method | Observation and post- questionnaire | Older people, care staff, visitors | Care center |
Pu et al., 2020 [82] | Australia | Journal paper | Qualitative | Descriptive qualitative | Older people with dementia | Residential aged care facility |
Randall et al., 2019 [83] | USA | Journal paper | Multi-method | Pre-post focus groups, survey | Older people | Participants’ homes |
Sabelli et al., 2011 [84] | Japan | Conference paper | Qualitative | Ethnographic study | Older people, care staff | Elderly care center |
Schroeter et al., 2013 [85] | Netherlands Belgium | Journal paper | Multi-method | Semi-structured interviews, observation, diary, questionnaire | Older people with mild cognitive impairment and their partner | Smart home (Test home) |
Torta et al., 2014 [86] | Austria | Journal paper | Multi-method | Questionnaire and semi-structured interviews | Older people | Test setting (In a Senior centre) |
van Maris et al., 2020 [87] | UK | Journal paper | Multi-method | Questionnaire and interviews | Older people | Retirement villages |
Wu et al., 2014 [88] | France | Journal paper | Multi-method | Questionnaire and semi-structured interviews | Older people (cognitively healthy and those with mild cognitive impairment) | Test setting (In the Gerontechnology living lab in a hospital) |
Zsiga et al., 2018 [89] | Hungary | Journal paper | Quantitative | Field test | Older people | Participants’ homes |