Emerging Technologies in Nursing and Care for People with Dementia and Cognitive Impairment

Dear Colleagues,

Age is the greatest risk factor for the development of subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Early prevention and intervention are necessary to minimize negative consequences such as health problems, nursing care problems and early nursing home admission. In addition to the classical non-pharmacological interventions in nursing, many emerging technologies have been developed in recent years as an alternative to support the steadily decreasing number of available caregivers in the best possible way. Furthermore, they aim to support affected individuals in their independence as much as possible. This Special Issue will focus on the current research in prevention and intervention using new technologies for persons with dementia (all types and stages of dementia), mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline in all care settings, such as home care, hospitals and nursing homes. We prefer manuscripts in which nursing scientists were integrated in the multidisciplinary research team. All types of research papers (qualitative, quantitative) and reviews are welcome.

Potential topics in view of emerging technologies for prevention and intervention include, but are not limited to:

• Social assistive robots;
• Virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality;
• Exoskeletons;
• IoT smart homes;
• Technologies with AI-based voice control;
• Wearables and apps based on artificial intelligence;
• Other AI based solutions.

Dr. Sandra Schüssler
Guest Editor

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