title: Recommendations for the Use of ICT in Elderly Populations with Affective Disorders.
abstract: Objective: Affective disorders are frequently encountered among elderly populations, and the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) could provide an added value for their recognition and assessment in addition to current clinical methods. The diversity and lack of consensus in the emerging field of ICTs is however a strong limitation for their global use in daily practice. The aim of the present article is to provide recommendations for the use of ICTs for the assessment and management of affective disorders among elderly populations with or without dementia.Methods: A Delphi panel was organized to gather recommendations from experts in the domain. A set of initial general questions for the use of ICT in affective disorders was used to guide the discussion of the expert panel and to analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of employing ICT in elderly populations with affective disorders. Based on the results collected from this first round, a web survey was sent to local general practitioners (GPs) and to all interns in psychiatry in France.Results: The results of the first round revealed that ICT may offer very useful tools for practitioners involved in the diagnosis and management of affective disorders. However, the results of the web survey showed the interest to explain better to current and upcoming practitioners the utility of ICT especially for people living with dementia.
authors.affiliation: Département de Neurologie, Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de DijonDijon, France; CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisNice, France; Centre Edmond et Lily Safra pour la Recherche sur la Maladie d'Alzheimer, Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Institut Claude Pompidou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France.
authors.forename: Auriane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gros
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisNice, France; Département de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bensamoun
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice, France.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manera
authors.affiliation: Centre Edmond et Lily Safra pour la Recherche sur la Maladie d'Alzheimer, Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Institut Claude Pompidou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France; Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital L'Archet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France.
authors.forename: Roxane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice, France.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zacconi-Cauvin
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice, France.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thummler
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisNice, France; Département de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benoit
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisNice, France; Centre Edmond et Lily Safra pour la Recherche sur la Maladie d'Alzheimer, Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Institut Claude Pompidou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.affiliation: CoBTek (Cognition-Behaviour-Technology), University of Nice Sophia AntipolisNice, France; Centre Edmond et Lily Safra pour la Recherche sur la Maladie d'Alzheimer, Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche, Institut Claude Pompidou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceNice, France.
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; affective disorders; anxiety; dementia; depression; elderly; information and communication technology; serious games