Smart technology in the home effective for supporting mental health care, study finds
Technology prototyped at St. Joseph's is now being tested in affordable housing
A research team from Lawson Health Research Institute has announced promising results from a one-of-a-kind demonstration study that evaluated the use of smart technologies in the home for people with severe mental illness.
“Our Smart Homes solution is for people who are having difficulty managing their everyday life and need a high level of care to maintain community living,” says Dr. Cheryl Forchuk, Assistant Scientific Director at Lawson and project lead for Smart Home Community Model Phase.
After prototyping this approach within a hospital setting through St. Joseph’s Health Care London, the research team outfitted affordable housing units at Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Elgin-Middlesex and London and Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH) with smart home technology.
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