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le 1: Included researches and their results
First author and Methodology Conclusion/Results
year of publication
Qi, 2016 A preliminary analysis was made by in- Currently available mobile applications
Greer, 2020 terviewing 20 elderly people between for smart mobile terminal used by the
60-70 years old on their usage of the mo- aged, which serve as the important carri-
Zhang, 2020 bile applications. er of various defects in quantity, service,
range and charm.
Cruvinel-Cabral,
2018 181 patients with diverse cancers who Although the mobile application may
Rasche, 2017 were prescribed oral therapy not improve outcomes for all patients
Göransson, 2020 were randomized to receive either the prescribed oral cancer therapy, the inter-
smartphone mobile application or stand- vention may be beneficial for those with
Lv, 2018 ard care. Linear regression was used to certain risk factors, such as difficulties
assess intervention effects on adherence with adherence or anxiety.
and change in self-report outcomes from
baseline to week 12, controlling for base-
line scores and social support.
This retrospective cohort study includ- comparison of applications used to help the elderly 159
ed patients with diabetes recruited to the
Lilly Connected Care Program (LCCP) LCCP application-based diabetes edu-
platform for 8 months. According to the cation is effective for glycemic control
number of diabetes education cours- and SMBG behavior improvement in pa-
es they had completed, the patients were tients with type 2 diabetes receiving in-
divided into three groups. Univariate sulin therapy.
and multivariate linear regression analy-
ses were used.
41 participants performed three CMJs
assessed via a contact mat and the My
Jump application. The intraclass corre- Results suggest that the My Jump appli-
lation coefficient was used to verify the cation is a valid and reliable tool com-
relative reliability, the coefficient of var- pared to the contact mat for evaluating
iation and the typical error of measure- vertical jump performance in the elderly.
ment were used to verify the absolute
reliability.
The aim was to determine whether a pre- This field study revealed the AFPA as
vention mobile application ‘‘Aachen fall a promising tool to raise older adults’
prevention App’’ (AFPA) would be ac- awareness of their individual fall risk by
cepted and downloaded voluntarily by means of a low-threshold patient-driven
persons in the target population. fall risk assessment tool.
A quasi-experimental design was em- The high application usage showed that
ployed. Seventeen older people self-re- an application may be a suitable tool for
ported health concerns via Interaktor some older people living alone and re-
twice a week for 3-months and answered ceiving home care. The results indicate
questionnaires at baseline, the end of that the usage of Interaktor can support
the intervention and at a 6–month fol- older people by significantly improving
low-up. their communicative and critical health
literacy.
A total of 24 empty nest elderly were in-
Authors conducted semi-structured in- terviewed, among them, 11 patients use
terviews in two groups to uncover their smartphone and 13 not. Four themes
recommendations and requirements of were formed including knowledge of di-
application, the one was patients who abetes, record and reminders of medi-
never used applications that related to cine taking, blood glucose tests, appoint-
diabetes and another group was patients ments, communicate with peers and
who ever used it. health service providers, feedback from
health service providers.
First author and Methodology Conclusion/Results
year of publication
Qi, 2016 A preliminary analysis was made by in- Currently available mobile applications
Greer, 2020 terviewing 20 elderly people between for smart mobile terminal used by the
60-70 years old on their usage of the mo- aged, which serve as the important carri-
Zhang, 2020 bile applications. er of various defects in quantity, service,
range and charm.
Cruvinel-Cabral,
2018 181 patients with diverse cancers who Although the mobile application may
Rasche, 2017 were prescribed oral therapy not improve outcomes for all patients
Göransson, 2020 were randomized to receive either the prescribed oral cancer therapy, the inter-
smartphone mobile application or stand- vention may be beneficial for those with
Lv, 2018 ard care. Linear regression was used to certain risk factors, such as difficulties
assess intervention effects on adherence with adherence or anxiety.
and change in self-report outcomes from
baseline to week 12, controlling for base-
line scores and social support.
This retrospective cohort study includ- comparison of applications used to help the elderly 159
ed patients with diabetes recruited to the
Lilly Connected Care Program (LCCP) LCCP application-based diabetes edu-
platform for 8 months. According to the cation is effective for glycemic control
number of diabetes education cours- and SMBG behavior improvement in pa-
es they had completed, the patients were tients with type 2 diabetes receiving in-
divided into three groups. Univariate sulin therapy.
and multivariate linear regression analy-
ses were used.
41 participants performed three CMJs
assessed via a contact mat and the My
Jump application. The intraclass corre- Results suggest that the My Jump appli-
lation coefficient was used to verify the cation is a valid and reliable tool com-
relative reliability, the coefficient of var- pared to the contact mat for evaluating
iation and the typical error of measure- vertical jump performance in the elderly.
ment were used to verify the absolute
reliability.
The aim was to determine whether a pre- This field study revealed the AFPA as
vention mobile application ‘‘Aachen fall a promising tool to raise older adults’
prevention App’’ (AFPA) would be ac- awareness of their individual fall risk by
cepted and downloaded voluntarily by means of a low-threshold patient-driven
persons in the target population. fall risk assessment tool.
A quasi-experimental design was em- The high application usage showed that
ployed. Seventeen older people self-re- an application may be a suitable tool for
ported health concerns via Interaktor some older people living alone and re-
twice a week for 3-months and answered ceiving home care. The results indicate
questionnaires at baseline, the end of that the usage of Interaktor can support
the intervention and at a 6–month fol- older people by significantly improving
low-up. their communicative and critical health
literacy.
A total of 24 empty nest elderly were in-
Authors conducted semi-structured in- terviewed, among them, 11 patients use
terviews in two groups to uncover their smartphone and 13 not. Four themes
recommendations and requirements of were formed including knowledge of di-
application, the one was patients who abetes, record and reminders of medi-
never used applications that related to cine taking, blood glucose tests, appoint-
diabetes and another group was patients ments, communicate with peers and
who ever used it. health service providers, feedback from
health service providers.
