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Authors Purpose Methodology Results
Kerkhof, 2017
The first study identi- First study: The most frequent-
Rai et al., 2020 fied important activities ly mentioned meaningful activi-
Sindi et al., 2015 for people with dementia ty was ‘being socially active’. Re-
in the past and present, searchers have also found that
and the second study ex- an individual’s activities before
plored the needs, wants, dementia carry essential infor-
and capabilities of us- mation about important activi-
ing mobile apps to help Qualitative method - 8 ties to the present. The most fre-
manage dementia. Find- focus groups quently mentioned needs for
disease self-management by suf-
ings could help to de- ferers related to the support of
velop a tool to facilitate memory functions. In another
selecting suitable appli- study, the authors detected some
cations for the individual wishes of patients that had not
according to his abilities previously been seen in the lit-
and needs. erature - minimal need to type
to use applications, the ability to
adjust the language, the ability apps that help the elderly with dementia 109
to rotate the displayed image.
Develop and investi- A systematic approach The first study implements a sys-
gate the usefulness of the to mobile application de- tematic and methodological ap-
Thinkability application velopment. proach in the development of a
for cognitive stimulation particular application. The creat-
therapy, which can be ed application has been well re-
used by people with de- ceived by users and needs some
mentia on tablets. updates and customisation of
certain features.
Make an application CAIDE Risk score app The CAIDE Risk score app is the
based on the CAIDE was developed based on first app to predict the risk of
(cardiovascular risk fac- the CAIDE Dementia dementia with the help of an ev-
tors, ageing and inci- Risk scale. idence-based tool. It can be used
dence for dementia) by healthcare professionals in
scale accessible to all us- their work or by individuals sus-
ers who want to deter- pected of having dementia.
mine whether they have
dementia.
Discussion
Mobile apps have become quite accessible to users of mobile phones and tab-
lets these days. The number of the latter is multiplying. Based on this, we can
conclude that, as a result, new possibilities are opening up for reaching people
with dementia and for preventive action in this area. Based on current studies,
we can conclude that appropriately designed mobile apps can be an effective
tool for dementia management (Klimova, 2017; Choi, 2020). The use of apps
is possible in different areas. The researchers classified technological applica-
tions into four main groups, according to their purpose or content: apps that
serve to facilitate the diagnosis, assessment and monitoring of patients, appli-
cations that support their operation, applications for activities and leisure and
apps for care and disease management (Astell et al., 2021). The main positive ef-
fects of the applications identified by various researchers are reduction of the
psychological and financial burden on patients and carers, the reduced finan-
cial burden of disease for the health system, rapid diagnosis and assessment of
Kerkhof, 2017
The first study identi- First study: The most frequent-
Rai et al., 2020 fied important activities ly mentioned meaningful activi-
Sindi et al., 2015 for people with dementia ty was ‘being socially active’. Re-
in the past and present, searchers have also found that
and the second study ex- an individual’s activities before
plored the needs, wants, dementia carry essential infor-
and capabilities of us- mation about important activi-
ing mobile apps to help Qualitative method - 8 ties to the present. The most fre-
manage dementia. Find- focus groups quently mentioned needs for
disease self-management by suf-
ings could help to de- ferers related to the support of
velop a tool to facilitate memory functions. In another
selecting suitable appli- study, the authors detected some
cations for the individual wishes of patients that had not
according to his abilities previously been seen in the lit-
and needs. erature - minimal need to type
to use applications, the ability to
adjust the language, the ability apps that help the elderly with dementia 109
to rotate the displayed image.
Develop and investi- A systematic approach The first study implements a sys-
gate the usefulness of the to mobile application de- tematic and methodological ap-
Thinkability application velopment. proach in the development of a
for cognitive stimulation particular application. The creat-
therapy, which can be ed application has been well re-
used by people with de- ceived by users and needs some
mentia on tablets. updates and customisation of
certain features.
Make an application CAIDE Risk score app The CAIDE Risk score app is the
based on the CAIDE was developed based on first app to predict the risk of
(cardiovascular risk fac- the CAIDE Dementia dementia with the help of an ev-
tors, ageing and inci- Risk scale. idence-based tool. It can be used
dence for dementia) by healthcare professionals in
scale accessible to all us- their work or by individuals sus-
ers who want to deter- pected of having dementia.
mine whether they have
dementia.
Discussion
Mobile apps have become quite accessible to users of mobile phones and tab-
lets these days. The number of the latter is multiplying. Based on this, we can
conclude that, as a result, new possibilities are opening up for reaching people
with dementia and for preventive action in this area. Based on current studies,
we can conclude that appropriately designed mobile apps can be an effective
tool for dementia management (Klimova, 2017; Choi, 2020). The use of apps
is possible in different areas. The researchers classified technological applica-
tions into four main groups, according to their purpose or content: apps that
serve to facilitate the diagnosis, assessment and monitoring of patients, appli-
cations that support their operation, applications for activities and leisure and
apps for care and disease management (Astell et al., 2021). The main positive ef-
fects of the applications identified by various researchers are reduction of the
psychological and financial burden on patients and carers, the reduced finan-
cial burden of disease for the health system, rapid diagnosis and assessment of
