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To map the current state-of-knowledge about the effectiveness of smart home technologies to support the health outcomes of community-dwelling older adults living with dementia.

A scoping review following the methodological frameworks described by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) and Levac et al. (2010).

Electronic databases and online sources were searched in April 2020 using database specific medical subject headings and keywords about ‘smart homes’ and ‘dementia’.

Empirical peer-reviewed articles were included if they were written in English; used a quantitative, qualitative, or mixed method design; and presented the effects of a smart home technology on the health outcomes of community-dwelling adults living with dementia. Methodological and reporting quality of studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool – Version 2018.

Five studies …