Best Practice Guidance
Human Interaction with Technology in Dementia

Guidance

Issues such as access to the EPRElectronic Patient Record An electronic set of information about a single patient system, appropriate training and system development and support should all be considered by nursing homes before and during the implementationA set of planned, intentional activities that aim to put into practice evidence-informed policies and practices in real-world services (see www.implementation.eu) of EPRElectronic Patient Record An electronic set of information about a single patient systems.

Explanation and Examples

Access or non-access to various parts of the EPRElectronic Patient Record An electronic set of information about a single patient system should be discussed and put in place. For instance, management should consider whether auxiliary staff should be allowed to access medical information, such as dementia diagnosis, and whether this would consequently entail training in the field of dementia. Appropriate training in the EPRElectronic Patient Record An electronic set of information about a single patient system according to individual staff needs is also required, as some staff may be more experienced in the use of technology than others. Training ‘on the job’ was found to be preferred by many over classroom-based teaching. Finally, software developers should consider working alongside nursing homes during the design of EPRElectronic Patient Record An electronic set of information about a single patient systems in order to ensure software is appropriate for their needs. Developers should continue to be involved in improving the EPRElectronic Patient Record An electronic set of information about a single patient following implementationA set of planned, intentional activities that aim to put into practice evidence-informed policies and practices in real-world services (see www.implementation.eu), as part of an iterative cycle.