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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. End-of-life care

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Population ageing, multi-morbidity and associated disability is shifting global demand for health and care services. Innovative solutions are required to meet the evolving needs of people with advanced disease, support independent functioning and quality of life. This scoping review aimed to map and examine evidence on the role of assistive technology in adults with advanced disease and those receiving palliative care. A systematic search of Medline, Embase, PsychINFO and Cinahl, was conducted from inception to 31st July 2024 for studies investigating use of assistive technologies in people with advanced disease or receiving palliative care. Titles and abstracts were independently screened before full texts retrieved for eligibility review, data extraction, synthesis and descriptive analysis. 23/811 screened papers met eligibility criteria. Participants included ALS/MND (n13/23); palliative care (n4/23); cancer (n2/23); dementia (n2/23); Parkinson’s (n1/23) and frailty (n1/23). Studies evaluated assistive technologies supporting ten functional domains; most frequently to support communication and information management (n13/23), least frequently orthoses and prosthesis, and domestic activities and participation in domestic life (n1/23). Outcomes of assistive technology use related to functioning, quality of life, dignity in end-of-life care and health service use. Implications for individual users, device design and delivery are discussed. This review highlights potential benefits of assistive technologies and gaps in research on their use for adults with advanced disease or receiving palliative care. Empirical evidence is limited and focuses on communication enhancing high-tech devices. Future research should explore assistive technology’s impact over time on health outcomes, alongside strategies to integrate provision in care.

Key findings

Outcomes of assistive technology use related to functioning, quality of life, dignity in end-of-life care and health service use.
Implications for individual users, device design and delivery are discussed.
This review highlights potential benefits of assistive technologies and gaps in research on their use for adults with advanced disease or receiving palliative care.
Empirical evidence is limited and focuses on communication enhancing high-tech devices.
Future research should explore assistive technology’s impact over time on health outcomes, alongside strategies to integrate provision in care.

Why it matters

This scoping review mapped evidence on assistive technology for adults with advanced disease or receiving palliative care, including a small number of studies in dementia. It found that empirical evidence is limited and focuses on communication-enhancing high-tech devices.

Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 32/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology: journal h-index 80 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 1.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Joanne Bayly: h-index 14 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	King's College London: institution h-index 1,348 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	0 / 3	OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40782358)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	32 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Clair‐Sullivan, N. S., Brighton, L. J., Jha, P., Bone, A. E., Sudirman, N. A., Maddocks, M. M., et al. (2025). Assistive technologies for people with advanced disease and in palliative care: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2536175

Vancouver

Clair‐Sullivan NS, Brighton LJ, Jha P, Bone AE, Sudirman NA, Maddocks MM, et al. Assistive technologies for people with advanced disease and in palliative care: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 2025. doi:10.1080/17483107.2025.2536175. PMID: 40782358.

BibTeX

@article{clairsullivan2025-40782358,
  author  = {Clair‐Sullivan, Natalie St. and Brighton, Lisa Jane and Jha, Prashant and Bone, Anna E and Sudirman, Nurul Ahmad and Maddocks, Matthew M and Bayly, Joanne},
  title   = {{Assistive technologies for people with advanced disease and in palliative care: a scoping review}},
  journal = {Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1080/17483107.2025.2536175},
  pmid    = {40782358},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2536175}
}

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