RT Journal Article
T1 A scoping review of technology acceptance models and theories for sustainable use in people with dementia
A1 Felpete López, Alba
A1 Carvalho, João Filipe
A1 Figueiredo, Teodora
A1 Rodríguez, Maximina
A1 Midão, Luís
A1 Alves, Sara
A1 Duarte, Natália
A1 Pereiro-Rozas, Arturo Xosé
A1 Costa, Elísio
A1 Facal Mayo, David
K1 Dementia
K1 Cognitive impairment
K1 Digital health
K1 Assitive technologies
K1 Technology acceptance
AB This scoping review explores the factors influencing the acceptance and sustainable use of digital health technologies among people living with dementia (PwD). Following the PRISMA-ScR framework, five databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycInfo, and IEEE Xplore) were systematically searched to identify studies that explicitly applied technology acceptance models or theories in dementia care. Thirty-one articles published between 2009 and 2023 met the inclusion criteria, including 26 empirical studies and 5 reviews.The review found that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and social influence were the most frequently studied constructs and the strongest predictors of acceptance. Other emerging determinants—such as perceived enjoyment, adaptivity, trust, and anxiety—also play important roles, particularly given the cognitive and emotional characteristics of dementia. Barriers such as privacy concerns, cost, and lack of usability further limit technology adoption.Findings highlight the need to design and evaluate assistive technologies through user-centred and ethically grounded approaches, ensuring accessibility, data protection, and adaptability to the evolving needs of PwD and their caregivers. This review provides the first systematic mapping of technology acceptance constructs specifically applied to dementia, offering guidance for future research and the development of inclusive, person-centred digital health solutions.
PB SAGE
YR 2025
FD 2025-10-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43603
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43603
LA eng
NO Felpete, A., Carvalho, J. F., Figueiredo, T., Rodríguez, M., Midão, L., Alves, S., Duarte, N., Pereiro, A. X., Costa, E., & Facal, D. (2025). A Scoping Review of Technology Acceptance Models and Theories for Sustainable Use in People With Dementia. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648251386493
NO Under Sage's Green Open Access policy, the Accepted Version of the article may be posted in the author's institutional repository and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses
NO European Union through the Interreg España-Portugal/POCTEP in the framework of INNO4LIFE (Ref. 0088_INNOV4LIFE_1_P)
NO Conselleria de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria; axudas para a consolidación e estruturación de unidades de investigación competitivas do Sistema Universitario de Galicia ED431C 2021/04; GI-1807-USC: Ref. 2021-PGO11)
NO FCT - Fundação para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (grant ref. 2024.02137.BD
NO Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT), in the scope of the projects RISE-LA/P/ 0053/2020, UIDP/04255/2020, and UIDB/04255/2020.
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026