title: Perception and significance of an assistive technology intervention - the perspectives of relatives of persons with dementia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine relatives' perception of an assistive technology intervention aimed at persons with dementia (PwDs) and their relatives, and to examine whether, and how, experiences of the intervention process differed between relatives valuing the intervention to be of high, and relatives perceiving it to be of low significance.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 47 relatives of PwDs within the Swedish Technology and Dementia project were interviewed telephonically using a modified version of the Patient perspective on Care and Rehabilitation process instrument. A total of 46 participants were divided into two groups depending on whether they valued the intervention to be of great significance (GS group; N = 33) or of some/no significance (SNS group; N = 13).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Several aspects of the intervention were perceived as highly important, e.g. being shown consideration and respect, and having somewhere to turn. The results indicate that relatives in the GS group perceived certain aspects of the intervention process as highly fulfilled to a larger extent than did relatives in the SNS group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study illustrates how process evaluations can be used to increase the understanding and to identify improvement aspects of interventions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Process evaluation is a good method for understanding how interventions can be improved - a keystone for quality work. Based on relatives' ratings, a high fulfilment of the AT intervention process was associated with the perception of a significant outcome of the intervention.
authors: Division of Health Care Analysis , and.
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Alwin
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Persson
authors: Barbro
authors: B
authors: Krevers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D010465:Perception; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013548:Sweden