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37
Citations
6164
World Ranking
6224
National Ranking
371

Overview

Arlene Astell is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an extensive publication record in fields related to health professions, medicine, and social sciences. Their work primarily spans general health professions, demography, psychiatry and mental health, human-computer interaction, and sociology and political science as subfields.

The main research topics addressed by Astell include technology use by older adults, dementia and cognitive impairment research, geriatric care and nursing homes, aging and gerontology research, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, health disparities and outcomes, and stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Astell has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Sex and gender differences in caregiving burden experienced by family caregivers of persons with dementia: A systematic review (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • The Role of Eye Gaze in Regulating Turn Taking in Conversations: A Systematized Review of Methods and Findings (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • Coaching Through Technology: A Systematic Review into Efficacy and Effectiveness for the Ageing Population (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Digital tools for delivery of dementia education for caregivers of persons with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of impact on caregiver distress and depressive symptoms (2023), published in PLoS ONE
  • Experiential Value of Technologies: A Qualitative Study with Older Adults (2022), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Astell include Erica Dove, Jennifer Boger, Louise Nygård, David A. Clayton, and Ann-Charlotte Nedlund.

Their work has been published in a variety of venues, with the most frequent being Alzheimer's & Dementia, Dementia, Innovation in Aging, Gerontechnology, and PLoS ONE. Astell has also contributed to the book titled AgeTech for Staying Connected, published in 2025 by Synthesis Lectures on Technology and Health.

Best Publications

  • Perspectives on ethnic and racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Update and areas of immediate need

    Ganesh M. Babulal;Yakeel T. Quiroz;Benedict C. Albensi;Eider Arenaza-Urquijo

  • Ambient Assisted Living Technologies for Aging Well: A Scoping Review

    Stephanie Blackman;Claudine Matlo;Charisse Bobrovitskiy;Ashley Waldoch

  • Using a touch screen computer to support relationships between people with dementia and caregivers

    Arlene J. Astell;Maggie P. Ellis;Lauren Bernardi;Norman Alm

  • Sex and gender differences in caregiving burden experienced by family caregivers of persons with dementia: A systematic review.

    Chen Xiong;Chen Xiong;Melissa Biscardi;Melissa Biscardi;Arlene Astell;Arlene Astell;Emily Nalder

  • Molecular connexions between dementia and diabetes

    Adam R. Cole;Arlene Astell;Charlotte Green;Calum Sutherland

  • Memory bias for emotional facial expressions in major depression

    Nathan Ridout;Arlene J. Astell;Ian C. Reid;Tom Glen

  • A cognitive prosthesis and communication support for people with dementia

    Norman Alm;Arlene Astell;Maggie Ellis;Richard Dye

  • Technology and Dementia: The Future is Now.

    Arlene J Astell;Nicole Bouranis;Jesse Hoey;Allison Lindauer

  • Designing a multimedia conversation aid for reminiscence therapy in dementia care environments

    Gary Gowans;Jim Campbell;Norm Alm;Richard Dye

  • Involving older people with dementia and their carers in designing computer based support systems: some methodological considerations

    Arlene Astell;Norman Alm;Gary Gowans;Maggie Ellis

  • Studies involving people with dementia and touchscreen technology: a literature review

    Phil Joddrell;Arlene J Astell

  • Predictors of Sexual Offence Recidivism in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities.

    William R. Lindsay;Susanne F. Elliot;Arlene Astell

  • A Communication Support System for Older People with Dementia

    N. Alm;R. Dye;G. Gowans;J. Campbell

  • Older Adults' Perspectives on Using Digital Technology to Maintain Good Mental Health: Interactive Group Study.

    Jacob A. Andrews;Laura J. E. Brown;Mark S. Hawley;Arlene J. Astell;Arlene J. Astell;Arlene J. Astell

  • Tip-of-the-tongue states and lexical access in dementia.

    Arlene J. Astell;Trevor A. Harley

  • Technology and Fun for a Happy Old Age

    Arlene Astell

  • ‘That's for old so and so's!’: does identity influence older adults’ technology adoption decisions?

    Arlene J. Astell;Colleen McGrath;Erica Dove

  • Stimulating people with dementia to reminisce using personal and generic photographs

    Arlene J. Astell;Maggie P. Ellis;Norman Alm;Richard Dye

  • Technology and personhood in dementia care

    Arlene Astell

  • Effects of age, dysphoria, and emotion-focusing on autobiographical memory specificity in children.

    Ronan E. O'Carroll;Ronan E. O'Carroll;Ronan E. O'Carroll;Tim Dalgleish;Tim Dalgleish;Tim Dalgleish;Lyndsey E. Drummond;Lyndsey E. Drummond;Lyndsey E. Drummond;Barbara Dritschel;Barbara Dritschel;Barbara Dritschel

  • The Role of Eye Gaze in Regulating Turn Taking in Conversations: A Systematized Review of Methods and Findings.

    Ziedune Degutyte;Arlene Astell

  • Does familiarity affect the enjoyment of touchscreen games for people with dementia

    Arlene J. Astell;Arlene J. Astell;Phil Joddrell;Hanny Groenewoud;Jacomine de Lange

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Sixsmith
Andrew Sixsmith Simon Fraser University
Ronan E. O'Carroll
Ronan E. O'Carroll University of Stirling
Tim Dalgleish
Tim Dalgleish University of Cambridge
Mario A. Parra
Mario A. Parra University of Strathclyde
Alastair J. Flint
Alastair J. Flint University of Toronto
Hamid R. Sohrabi
Hamid R. Sohrabi Murdoch University
Angela K. Troyer
Angela K. Troyer University of Toronto
Morris Freedman
Morris Freedman University of Toronto
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto

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