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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/77752, first published .
Identifying Facilitators and Obstacles in Piloting Dementia Initiatives Within a Living Lab Approach: Systematic Review

Identifying Facilitators and Obstacles in Piloting Dementia Initiatives Within a Living Lab Approach: Systematic Review

Identifying Facilitators and Obstacles in Piloting Dementia Initiatives Within a Living Lab Approach: Systematic Review

Sara Alves   1, 2 , PhD ;   Natália Duarte   1, 2 , PhD ;   Teodora Figueiredo   3, 4 , MSc ;   Luis Midao   3, 4 , PhD ;   Maria João Bessa   5 , PhD ;   Olalla Rodriguéz   6 , MSc ;   José Fidalgo   6 , MBA ;   Irene Fernandez   6 , MSc ;   Alba Felpete   7, 8, 9 , PhD ;   Maxi Rodriguéz   10 , PhD ;   Juan Carlos Bernardéz   10 , BSc ;   David Facal   7 , PhD ;   Joana Carrilho   3, 4 , PhD ;   Elísio Costa   3, 4 , PhD

1 CIDIFAD – Centro de Investigação, Diagnóstico, Formação e Acompanhamento das Demências, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Riba D'Ave, Braga, Portugal

2 ICBAS - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, RISE-Health, Porto, Portugal

3 Biochemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, RISE-Health, Porto, Portugal

4 Competences Centre on Active and Healthy Ageing (Porto4Ageing), Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

5 UPTEC-Science and Technology Park of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

6 Galician Health Service (SERGAS), ACIS - Galician Agency of Knowledge in Health, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

7 Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

8 Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain

9 Institute of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

10 AFAGA Alzheimer - Asociación de Familiares de Enfermos de Alzheimer y otras Demencias de Galicia, Vigo, Spain

Corresponding Author:

  • Sara Alves, PhD
  • CIDIFAD – Centro de Investigação, Diagnóstico, Formação e Acompanhamento das Demências
  • Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Riba D'Ave
  • Travessa Conde de Riba de Ave
  • Braga 4765-267
  • Portugal
  • Phone: 351 252900900
  • Email: ssafalves@gmail.com