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irst author and Methodology Conclusion/Results
year of publication
Martínez-Alcalá, This study was a nonprobabilistic pi- The intervention data show that the ex-
2018 lot trial using convenience sampling. An perimental group obtained better results
intervention was implemented among in the postevaluation given that the par-
Rodrigues, 2017 a group of 22 older adults between 60 ticipants were able to execute the exer-
and 80 years of age over 12 weeks. Half cises repetitively.
Ramirez-Lopez, of the older adults were stimulated with
2018 the mobile application and the other half
followed the traditional paper and pen-
cil training.
A randomized controlled study was con-
ducted in subjects aged 60 years and old-
er with food insecurity, identified at 17 This study assesses the efficacy of this in-
primary care centers in the Lisboa e Vale novative tool for disseminating relevant
do Tejo health region in Lisbon, Por- health information, modifying behav-
tugal. The primary outcome was the iors, and decreasing food insecurity in
changes in participants’ food insecurity an easy, low-cost, and massive way.
score at 3 months.
The subjects of the study were elderly This is the first model to validate a comparison of applications used to help the elderly 161
people who wanted to check their weight health- application with elderly people
and cardiac status. For this purpose, two allowed to demonstrate the anthropo-
mobile applications were used to meas- metric and body movement differences
ure energy expenditure based on phys- of subjects with equal body mass index
ical activity and heart rate during con- but younger.
trolled walking at specific speeds.
Discussion
In this information era, mobile applications have become an important tool in
our work, life and entertainment. Third-party mobile applications that provide
us with various convenient services have gradually become an essential part
of our daily lives. Elderly people have been gradually becoming an important
strength supporting the internet economy. However, currently available mo-
bile applications for smart mobile terminals used by the aged, which serve as
the important carrier of various internet services for elderly people, have obvi-
ous defects in quantity, service range, and charm (Qi et al., 2016). As Qi et al.
(2016) point out, bridging the gap between elderly people and modern technol-
ogies requires more products designed based on emotional care and construc-
tion. Fields such as the design of intelligent mobile terminals and mobile appli-
cations for elderly still need further development.
It is important for creators that are developing mobile application used by
the elderly people, to be aware of the shortcomings and problems that the elder-
ly people face when using previously mentioned applications. If the mobile ap-
plication is created well, used by in our case elderly people, helps reduce rates of
forgetting and of medication errors, can also increase perceived independence
in managing medication, reduction of fall risk, and also improving their com-
municative and critical health literacy.
An analysis of the mobile application for diabetes DeStress Assistant (De-
SA), which was developed within the EU project and tested in a hospital by
Isaković and colleagues (2016), showed that with a limited amount of modi-
year of publication
Martínez-Alcalá, This study was a nonprobabilistic pi- The intervention data show that the ex-
2018 lot trial using convenience sampling. An perimental group obtained better results
intervention was implemented among in the postevaluation given that the par-
Rodrigues, 2017 a group of 22 older adults between 60 ticipants were able to execute the exer-
and 80 years of age over 12 weeks. Half cises repetitively.
Ramirez-Lopez, of the older adults were stimulated with
2018 the mobile application and the other half
followed the traditional paper and pen-
cil training.
A randomized controlled study was con-
ducted in subjects aged 60 years and old-
er with food insecurity, identified at 17 This study assesses the efficacy of this in-
primary care centers in the Lisboa e Vale novative tool for disseminating relevant
do Tejo health region in Lisbon, Por- health information, modifying behav-
tugal. The primary outcome was the iors, and decreasing food insecurity in
changes in participants’ food insecurity an easy, low-cost, and massive way.
score at 3 months.
The subjects of the study were elderly This is the first model to validate a comparison of applications used to help the elderly 161
people who wanted to check their weight health- application with elderly people
and cardiac status. For this purpose, two allowed to demonstrate the anthropo-
mobile applications were used to meas- metric and body movement differences
ure energy expenditure based on phys- of subjects with equal body mass index
ical activity and heart rate during con- but younger.
trolled walking at specific speeds.
Discussion
In this information era, mobile applications have become an important tool in
our work, life and entertainment. Third-party mobile applications that provide
us with various convenient services have gradually become an essential part
of our daily lives. Elderly people have been gradually becoming an important
strength supporting the internet economy. However, currently available mo-
bile applications for smart mobile terminals used by the aged, which serve as
the important carrier of various internet services for elderly people, have obvi-
ous defects in quantity, service range, and charm (Qi et al., 2016). As Qi et al.
(2016) point out, bridging the gap between elderly people and modern technol-
ogies requires more products designed based on emotional care and construc-
tion. Fields such as the design of intelligent mobile terminals and mobile appli-
cations for elderly still need further development.
It is important for creators that are developing mobile application used by
the elderly people, to be aware of the shortcomings and problems that the elder-
ly people face when using previously mentioned applications. If the mobile ap-
plication is created well, used by in our case elderly people, helps reduce rates of
forgetting and of medication errors, can also increase perceived independence
in managing medication, reduction of fall risk, and also improving their com-
municative and critical health literacy.
An analysis of the mobile application for diabetes DeStress Assistant (De-
SA), which was developed within the EU project and tested in a hospital by
Isaković and colleagues (2016), showed that with a limited amount of modi-
