Avanços no uso de sensores vestíveis para o manejo de pessoas com Demência de Alzheimer: uma revisão de escopo
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2023-12-20
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Barbosa, Érika Rodrigues Bonifácio Barbosa 
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Oliveira, Maria Gabriela Menezes de
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A demência associada à doença de Alzheimer, representa um desafio significativo, especialmente dada a falta de cura, a natureza debilitante e a necessidade de supervisão constante. Como uma solução auxiliar, os sensores vestíveis surgem monitorando parâmetros como movimento, localização e atividade cerebral, possibilitando detecção precoce de comportamentos incomuns, promovendo intervenções mais promissoras na Doença de Alzheimer. Visto este possível auxílio, esta revisão de escopo buscou explorar os avanços tecnológicos dos sensores vestíveis na gestão de pacientes com Alzheimer, através da análise de 20 artigos publicados entre 2012 e 2023, verificando as áreas dos departamentos dos autores dos artigos, os temas e as métricas recolhidas pelos estudos, procurando associações entre eles e a possível evolução dos sensores vestíveis, reunindo também os benefícios e as dificuldades relatadas. Porém, ao longo da análise, nos deparamos com a carência de detalhamento e padronização das informações dos dispositivos e seus sistemas, e descrições insuficientes dos estudos clínicos e testes em pacientes em muitos dos estudos, dificultando as comparações e a reprodução do estudo. O que associamos a falta de autoria de abrangência multidisciplinar, após observações. Logo, com esta revisão, procuramos trazer reflexão e ressaltar a necessidade de abordagens interdisciplinares na integração de tecnologias vestíveis à saúde, para incentivar pesquisas com informações mais descritivas e avanços mais eficazes no uso tecnológicos envolvidos ao tratamento do Alzheimer, e assim oferecerem melhor replicabilidade.
Dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease represents a significant challenge, especially given its lack of cure, debilitating nature and need for constant supervision. As an auxiliary solution, wearable sensors monitor parameters such as movement, location and brain activity, enabling early detection of unusual behaviors, promoting more promising interventions in Alzheimer's Disease. Given this possible assistance, this scoping review sought to explore the technological advances of wearable sensors in the management of patients with Alzheimer's, through the analysis of 20 articles published between 2012 and 2023, checking the areas of the articles' authors' departments, the themes and metrics collected by the studies, looking for associations between them and the possible evolution of wearable sensors, also bringing together the benefits and difficulties reported. However, throughout the analysis, we came across the lack of detail and standardization of information on devices and their systems, and insufficient descriptions of clinical studies and patient testing in many of the studies, making comparisons and study replication difficult. What we associate with the lack of authorship of multidisciplinary scope, after observations. Therefore, with this review, we seek to bring reflection and highlight the need for interdisciplinary approaches in the integration of wearable technologies in health, to encourage research with more descriptive information and more effective advances in the use of technology involved in the treatment of Alzheimer's, and thus offer better replicability.
Dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease represents a significant challenge, especially given its lack of cure, debilitating nature and need for constant supervision. As an auxiliary solution, wearable sensors monitor parameters such as movement, location and brain activity, enabling early detection of unusual behaviors, promoting more promising interventions in Alzheimer's Disease. Given this possible assistance, this scoping review sought to explore the technological advances of wearable sensors in the management of patients with Alzheimer's, through the analysis of 20 articles published between 2012 and 2023, checking the areas of the articles' authors' departments, the themes and metrics collected by the studies, looking for associations between them and the possible evolution of wearable sensors, also bringing together the benefits and difficulties reported. However, throughout the analysis, we came across the lack of detail and standardization of information on devices and their systems, and insufficient descriptions of clinical studies and patient testing in many of the studies, making comparisons and study replication difficult. What we associate with the lack of authorship of multidisciplinary scope, after observations. Therefore, with this review, we seek to bring reflection and highlight the need for interdisciplinary approaches in the integration of wearable technologies in health, to encourage research with more descriptive information and more effective advances in the use of technology involved in the treatment of Alzheimer's, and thus offer better replicability.