Executive Summary of Global positioning system (GPS)
Several people are facing memory loss problems who are
living with dementia, they always have the risks as well as issues to get lost
the path of their places and houses. The rehabilitation centers for those
people throughout the world always try to treat them but the treatment of those
people may take more time but dementia is not a curable disease. So, medical
doctors always face troubles to give them mind therapy. The scientists have proposed
the solution for this problem that can provide the facility to those people
with dementia that they will not get lost their paths. The study is also conducted
to identify the ethical positive attitudes of the people towards GPS
technology. The technology is providing facility those people and plays a major
role to minimize the risks of getting lost.
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction. 4
Literature review.. 4
Objective. 4
Method. 4
Findings of Research. 5
Conclusion. 6
References
Introduction of Global positioning system (GPS)
The study is providing information about the attitudes of
people towards this Global positioning system (GPS). The study is conducted to recognize
how this technology will provide help to people with dementia as well as how it
can be beneficial to improve the quality of life. In this study, the main
objective is provided that why the researchers have selected as well as how it
will be beneficial for them. Furthermore, another objective of conducting this
study is how people will react toward GPS technology because it challenges the
medical and doctors that it can effectively minimize the risk of getting lost.
The researcher has also selected the method to conduct this study which is also
described in this research. In the last, they also have described their
research findings.
Literature review of Global positioning system (GPS)
Objective of Global positioning system (GPS)
As described by Cooper, et
al. (2019), several benefits of walking outdoors can bring improvements in the
quality of life for those people who are living with dementia. Therefore, several
people with dementia are denied the opportunity to be outdoor because of the
risk of getting lost. For the people with dementia, it also has been enhanced the
interest to use the global positioning systems (GPS) to provide the facility to
the outdoor mobility independently for those people who are suffering from dementia
while the ethical debate has also accompanied this interest that focus on the
rights of every individual having dementia for the maintenance of autonomy as
well as privacy. To the problems with the use of the global positioning systems
(GPS), the main objective of this study was to develop the strong thoughts what
people who are living with dementia as well as those individuals who are
providing help for the dementia people as well as it is also perceived by the
wider society.
On the other hand, Pot, et al. (2012) has also found the importance
and effectiveness of using global positioning systems. They have also found
that technology is very effective and useful for those people who are living
with dementia because they always have the risk of getting lost on their paths.
Furthermore, it may also challenge the
clinicians as well as caregivers with dementia whether to give permission as
well as make people able in the early stages of dementia to go outside independently
without having any kind fear or risk of them getting lost or to set the limit
on the people with dementia on their mobility as well as their autonomy. Furthermore,
the new solution may be offered by newly available technology. So, the study is
more focused on the effectiveness, accessibility as well as the feasibility of using
the global positioning system (GPS) for three months through caregivers
as well as receivers.
Method of Global positioning system (GPS)
In the methodology of this study, Cooper, et al. (2019) have stated some important things in their study
that they have used the qualitative systematic review methodology for this
study. They conducted the adapted qualitative review systematically between the
years of November 2018 as well as December 2018. For the papers having no restriction
of date, it searched the technological, social as well as medical databases. So,
when the research on the people with dementia and the global positioning
systems (GPS) was started, then it was displayed nine hundred and sixty
citations by the initial search terms. Furthermore, the titles of the research
journals, as well as the abstracts, were also read when it was necessary and
have time to read abstracts to recognize whether the studies are relevant or
might relevant to this research potentially. It is also described that almost
forty research papers were reviewed and identified which have the relevancy of
their titles as well as abstracts including references with this study and they
all are examined for the study.
The study is showing that almost
ten research articles were studies potentially. It reflected the ethical debate
in the opinions of the respondents of the study as well as the opinions of the
study respondents were also analyzed thematically. To relinquish some privacy
for the safety of the people, there was a willingness while the people with dementia
were not prepared for sacrificing the believed autonomy because it should also
be decided by them independently either GPS usage is beneficial for them or
not.
On the other hand, the participants' percentages as well as
numbers with the positive responses to report themselves on some questions that
were calculated. So, some important distinctions among post-test as well as
pretest scores of the overloaded role as well as the fear of those people were
also identified and tested that it calculated the effect sizes as well as
t-tests.
Findings of Research of Global positioning system (GPS)
The findings of the research study are providing information
that twenty-eight remained in this study with the 15% rate of dropout of 33
days of the caregivers as well as receivers. To integrate as well as the use of
the technology, the caregiver majority was able in their daily lives as well as
the use of GPS the would be recommended. Nearly half of the members with
dementia providing more opportunity as well as were less stressed at the time
of they were outside alone or independently, a quarter specified that they were
more exterior autonomously and a fifth that they have less contradictions with
their caregiver after three months. Caregivers appeared a drift to feel less
stressed, particularly caregivers who may reach their relatives utilizing the
phone association. No changes in caregivers' sentiments of role-overload were
found (Pot, et al., 2012)..
To facilitate people walking outdoor without having any fear
and risk of getting lost, The GPS was felt that it is potential while it is
needed by the system to tailor to the individual. There is a need to challenge
the negative perceptions related to society of the people's ability to have
dementia to live fulfilled life which in the danger of weakening the potential
of GPS to bring improvements in the life quality for those people having
dementia. Furthermore, the rehabilitation implications at the same time as
dementia is considered the incurable as well as disabling the disease because
of the getting developments of the advantage of technology such as its negative
impact can be diminished by GPS. To make able people with dementia to explore independently,
the potential is offered by the use of GPS as well as appropriate development with
the subsequent improvement in self-confidence. It is needed by the professional
working with those people having dementia to provide awareness of available technology
of GPS as well as the problems related to ethics included providing support to
the GPS use (Cooper, et al., 2019).
GPS also brings many benefits for
the families of memory patients and dementia patients as using these tracking
systems they can keep information about their patients (Dahl & Holbo, 2012). The following
research in dementia patients wandering is the very common behavioural outcome.
The prevalence regarding this is quite difficult (Landau, et al., 2009).
Although, it has a higher risk factor of getting lost therefore it needs to be
controlled and prevented appropriately. Medication can reduce memory issues
however, meanwhile, modern technologies can be used for these patients to provide
them safety by providing their location and activities to their caregivers by
the use of tracking systems. (Hadwen, et
al., 2017)
Conclusion of Global positioning system (GPS)
It is concluded that several
benefits of walking outdoors can bring improvements in the quality of life for
those people who are living with dementia. For the people with dementia, it
also has been enhanced the interest to use the global positioning systems (GPS)
to provide the facility to the outdoor mobility independently for those people
who are suffering. They have also found that technology is very
effective and useful for those people who are living with dementia because they
always have the risk of getting lost on their paths. Furthermore, the titles of the research journals, as well as the
abstracts, were also read when it was necessary and have time to read abstracts
to recognize whether the studies are relevant. To integrate as well as
the use of the technology, the caregiver majority was able in their daily lives
as well as the use of GPS the would be recommended.
References of Global positioning system (GPS)
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and other potential stakeholders to the use of global positioning systems to
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K., 2012. There are no secrets here!" professional stakeholders' views on
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V., Zhang, Q. & D'Souza, M., 2017. Energy efficient LoRa GPS tracker for
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