In the nineties, numerous studies began to highlight the problem of the increasing number of people with Alzheimer's disease in developed countries, especially in the context of demographic progress. At the same time, the 21st century is typical of the development of advanced technologies that penetrate all areas of human life. Digital devices, sensors, and intelligent applications are tools that can help seniors and allow better communication and control of their caregivers. The aim of the paper is to provide an up-to-date summary of the use of technological solutions for improving health and safety for people with Alzheimer's disease. Firstly, the problems and needs of senior citizens with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their caregivers are specified. Secondly, a scoping review is performed regarding the technological solutions suggested to assist this specific group of patients. Works obtained from the following libraries are used in this scoping review: Web of Science, PubMed, Springer, ACM and IEEE Xplore. Four independent reviewers screened the identified records and selected relevant articles which were published in the period from 2007 to 2018. A total of 6,705 publications were selected. In all, 128 full papers were screened. Results obtained from the relevant studies were furthermore divided into the following categories according to the type and use of technologies: devices, processing, and activity recognition. The leading technological solution in the category of devices are wearables and ambient noninvasive sensors. The introduction and utilization of these technologies, however, bring about challenges in acceptability, durability, ease of use, communication, and power requirements. Furthermore, it needs to be pointed out that these technological solutions should be based on open standards.

Department of Architecture Design and Media Technology Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark

Department of Health Systems Management Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management and Faculty of Health Sciences Ben Gurion University of the Negev Israel

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering University of Sts Cyirl and Methodius in Skopje Macedonia the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Faculty of Rehabilitation Riga Stradins University Latvia

National Institute of Health Environmental Health Department and EPIUnit Instituto de Saude Publica Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal

University of Hradec Kralove Czech Republic

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