Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders
Objective: Affective disorders are frequently encountered among elderly populations, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) could provide an added value for their recognition and assessment in addition to current clinical methods. The diversity and lack of consensus in th...
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doaj-98e2dc4810654891a9415f20f516c0212020-11-24T21:06:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience1663-43652016-11-01810.3389/fnagi.2016.00269226264Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disordersAuriane Gros0David Bensamoun1Valeria Manera2Roxane Fabre3Anne Marie Zacconi-Cauvin4Susanne Thummler5Michel Benoit6Philippe Robert7Renaud David8Nice Memory Center, Claude Pompidou Institute, Nice University HospitalDepartment of Psychiatry, Pasteur Hospital, Nice University HospitalCoBTek (Cognition – Behaviour – Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisDepartment of Public health, L’Archet Hospital, Nice University HospitalCoBTek (Cognition – Behaviour – Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisCoBTek (Cognition – Behaviour – Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisCoBTek (Cognition – Behaviour – Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisNice Memory Center, Claude Pompidou Institute, Nice University HospitalNice Memory Center, Claude Pompidou Institute, Nice University HospitalObjective: Affective disorders are frequently encountered among elderly populations, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) could provide an added value for their recognition and assessment in addition to current clinical methods. The diversity and lack of consensus in the emerging field of ICTs is however a strong limitation for their global use in daily practice. The aim of the present article is to provide recommendations for the use of ICTs for the assessment and management of affective disorders among elderly populations with or without dementia.Methods: A Delphi panel was organized to gather recommendations from experts in the domain. A set of initial general questions for the use of ICT in affective disorders was used to guide the discussion of the expert panel and to analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of employing ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders. Based on the results collected from this first round, a web survey was sent to local general practitioners (GPs) and to all interns in psychiatry in France. Results: The results of the first round revealed that ICT may offer very useful tools for practitioners involved in the diagnosis and management of affective disorders. However, the results of the web survey showed the interest to better explain to current and coming practitioners the utility of ICT especially for AD patients.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00269/fullAnxietyDementiaDepressionElderlyAffective DisordersAlzheimer’s disease. |
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Auriane Gros David Bensamoun Valeria Manera Roxane Fabre Anne Marie Zacconi-Cauvin Susanne Thummler Michel Benoit Philippe Robert Renaud David Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Anxiety Dementia Depression Elderly Affective Disorders Alzheimer’s disease. |
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Auriane Gros David Bensamoun Valeria Manera Roxane Fabre Anne Marie Zacconi-Cauvin Susanne Thummler Michel Benoit Philippe Robert Renaud David |
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Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders |
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Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders |
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Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders |
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Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders |
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Recommendations for the use of ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders |
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recommendations for the use of ict in elderly populations with affective disorders |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience |
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1663-4365 |
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Objective: Affective disorders are frequently encountered among elderly populations, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) could provide an added value for their recognition and assessment in addition to current clinical methods. The diversity and lack of consensus in the emerging field of ICTs is however a strong limitation for their global use in daily practice. The aim of the present article is to provide recommendations for the use of ICTs for the assessment and management of affective disorders among elderly populations with or without dementia.Methods: A Delphi panel was organized to gather recommendations from experts in the domain. A set of initial general questions for the use of ICT in affective disorders was used to guide the discussion of the expert panel and to analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of employing ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders. Based on the results collected from this first round, a web survey was sent to local general practitioners (GPs) and to all interns in psychiatry in France. Results: The results of the first round revealed that ICT may offer very useful tools for practitioners involved in the diagnosis and management of affective disorders. However, the results of the web survey showed the interest to better explain to current and coming practitioners the utility of ICT especially for AD patients. |
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Anxiety Dementia Depression Elderly Affective Disorders Alzheimer’s disease. |
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