Viktoria Hoel
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About
Viktoria Hoel is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of assistive technology, dementia care, and social health, with a particular focus on improving the lives of people living with dementia in long-term care settings. Her research investigates how technology can bridge communication gaps, reduce loneliness, and foster meaningful social interaction for individuals whose cognitive decline makes everyday connection increasingly difficult. Hoel's most influential contribution, a 2021 systematic literature review on technology-driven communication solutions (61 citations), mapped the landscape of digital tools designed to support conversation between people with dementia and their caregivers, establishing a vital evidence base for the field. A companion scoping review published the same year (45 citations) examined how assistive technologies can specifically combat loneliness in residential care, a profoundly underaddressed challenge in dementia support. More recently, Hoel has turned her attention to the practical implementation of pet robots in care homes, employing rigorous Delphi methodology to develop real-world strategies for deploying these psychosocial interventions effectively. Her cumulative body of work reflects a commitment not only to identifying promising technologies but to translating evidence into actionable guidance for care practitioners, making her research particularly valuable to clinicians, policymakers, and designers working in dementia care innovation.
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