Cost-benefit analysis of assistive technology to support independence for people with dementia – Part 2: Results from employing the ENABLE cost-benefit model in practice

Issue title: Technology in Dementia Care

Guest editors: Inger Hagen

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Duff, Petrina^{; *} | Dolphin, Ciaran

Affiliations: Work Research Centre Ltd., 1 Greenlea Drive, Dublin 6W, Ireland | P.O. Box 7167 Majorstua, 0307 Oslo, Norway

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Petrina Duff, Health Service Executive, Dublin Mid Leinster, William Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland. Tel.: +57 9327924; Fax: +57 9326047; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the results based on the cost-benefit methodology developed for use in the assessment trials in ENABLE. The analysis contains cost-related data from the five countries involved. It presents mainly quantitative data on the benefits or outcomes of using the ENABLE technologies. The benefit-related data is supplemented by qualitative data from people with dementia and their carers.

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2007-192-305

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 19, no. 2-3, pp. 79-90, 2007