Attitudes of Family and Professional Care-Givers towards the Use of GPS for Tracking Patients with Dementia: An Exploratory Study

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Journal Article Attitudes of Family and Professional Care-Givers towards the Use of GPS for Tracking Patients with Dementia: An Exploratory Study Get access R. Landau, R. Landau Prof. Ruth Landau is associate professor at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Chair of the University's Institutional Review Board. Her research interests include: ethics of beginning and end of life issues, professional and research ethics. Dr. Shirli Werner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her current interest areas include: attitudes, disabilities, dual diagnosis, quality of life and family quality of life, ethics and issues related to use of GPS tracking devices. Prof. Gail K. Auslander is Zena Harman Chair in Social Work and Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She heads the Research Group on Social Work in Health Care and teaches and researches in the area of social work and health, and psychosocial aspects of health and disability. Dr. Noam Shoval is a senior lecturer at the department of geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: tourism and urban regeneration and the use of tracking technologies for analysis of pedestrians' time space activities. Dr. Jeremia Heinik is a geriatric psychiatrist, director of Margoletz Psychogeriatric Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv and senior clinical lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. His research interests include: instruments for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in the elderly, competency issues in old age, with special reference to testamentary capacity. Correspondence to Ruth Landau, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel. E-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar S. Werner, S. Werner Prof. Ruth Landau is associate professor at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Chair of the University's Institutional Review Board. Her research interests include: ethics of beginning and end of life issues, professional and research ethics. Dr. Shirli Werner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her current interest areas include: attitudes, disabilities, dual diagnosis, quality of life and family quality of life, ethics and issues related to use of GPS tracking devices. Prof. Gail K. Auslander is Zena Harman Chair in Social Work and Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She heads the Research Group on Social Work in Health Care and teaches and researches in the area of social work and health, and psychosocial aspects of health and disability. Dr. Noam Shoval is a senior lecturer at the department of geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: tourism and urban regeneration and the use of tracking technologies for analysis of pedestrians' time space activities. Dr. Jeremia Heinik is a geriatric psychiatrist, director of Margoletz Psychogeriatric Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv and senior clinical lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. His research interests include: instruments for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in the elderly, competency issues in old age, with special reference to testamentary capacity. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar G. K. Auslander, G. K. Auslander Prof. Ruth Landau is associate professor at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Chair of the University's Institutional Review Board. Her research interests include: ethics of beginning and end of life issues, professional and research ethics. Dr. Shirli Werner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her current interest areas include: attitudes, disabilities, dual diagnosis, quality of life and family quality of life, ethics and issues related to use of GPS tracking devices. Prof. Gail K. Auslander is Zena Harman Chair in Social Work and Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She heads the Research Group on Social Work in Health Care and teaches and researches in the area of social work and health, and psychosocial aspects of health and disability. Dr. Noam Shoval is a senior lecturer at the department of geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: tourism and urban regeneration and the use of tracking technologies for analysis of pedestrians' time space activities. Dr. Jeremia Heinik is a geriatric psychiatrist, director of Margoletz Psychogeriatric Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv and senior clinical lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. His research interests include: instruments for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in the elderly, competency issues in old age, with special reference to testamentary capacity. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar N. Shoval, N. Shoval Prof. Ruth Landau is associate professor at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Chair of the University's Institutional Review Board. Her research interests include: ethics of beginning and end of life issues, professional and research ethics. Dr. Shirli Werner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her current interest areas include: attitudes, disabilities, dual diagnosis, quality of life and family quality of life, ethics and issues related to use of GPS tracking devices. Prof. Gail K. Auslander is Zena Harman Chair in Social Work and Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She heads the Research Group on Social Work in Health Care and teaches and researches in the area of social work and health, and psychosocial aspects of health and disability. Dr. Noam Shoval is a senior lecturer at the department of geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: tourism and urban regeneration and the use of tracking technologies for analysis of pedestrians' time space activities. Dr. Jeremia Heinik is a geriatric psychiatrist, director of Margoletz Psychogeriatric Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv and senior clinical lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. His research interests include: instruments for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in the elderly, competency issues in old age, with special reference to testamentary capacity. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. Heinik J. Heinik Prof. Ruth Landau is associate professor at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Chair of the University's Institutional Review Board. Her research interests include: ethics of beginning and end of life issues, professional and research ethics. Dr. Shirli Werner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her current interest areas include: attitudes, disabilities, dual diagnosis, quality of life and family quality of life, ethics and issues related to use of GPS tracking devices. Prof. Gail K. Auslander is Zena Harman Chair in Social Work and Dean of the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She heads the Research Group on Social Work in Health Care and teaches and researches in the area of social work and health, and psychosocial aspects of health and disability. Dr. Noam Shoval is a senior lecturer at the department of geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: tourism and urban regeneration and the use of tracking technologies for analysis of pedestrians' time space activities. Dr. Jeremia Heinik is a geriatric psychiatrist, director of Margoletz Psychogeriatric Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv and senior clinical lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. His research interests include: instruments for the evaluation of cognitive impairment in the elderly, competency issues in old age, with special reference to testamentary capacity. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 39, Issue 4, June 2009, Pages 670–692, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcp037 Published: 31 March 2009 Article history Accepted: 01 March 2008 Published: 31 March 2009