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Nocturnal Digital Surveillance in Aged Populations and Its Effects on Health, Welfare and Social Care Provision: a Systematic Review by Richardson, Matt X. (author);Ehn, Maria (author);Stridsberg, Sara Landerdahl (author);Redekop, Ken (author);Wamala-Andersson, Sarah (author) is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Nocturnal digital surveillance technologies are being widely implemented as interventions for remotely monitoring elderly populations, and often replace person-based surveillance. Such interventions are often placed in care institutions or in the home, and monitored by qualified personnel or relatives, enabling more rapid and/or frequent assessment of the individual’s need for assistance than through on-location visits. This systematic review summarized the effects of these surveillance technologies on health, welfare and social care provision outcomes in populations ≥ 50 years, compared to standard care. ## Method Primary studies published 2005–2020 that assessed these technologies were identified in 11 databases of peer-reviewed literature and numerous grey literature sources. Initial screening, full-text screening, and citation searching steps yielded the studies included in the review. The Risk of Bias and ROBINS-I tools were used for quality assessment of the included studies. ## Result Five studies out of 744 identified records met inclusion criteria. Health-related outcomes (e.g. accidents, 2 studies) and social care outcomes (e.g. staff burden, 4 studies) did

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Author
Richardson, Matt X. (author);Ehn, Maria (author);Stridsberg, Sara Landerdahl (author);Redekop, Ken (author);Wamala-Andersson, Sarah (author)
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021
Language
EN
Field
Health Professions (Health Sciences)

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