Researched Apps Used in Dementia Care for People Living With Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers: Systematic Review on App Features, Security, and Usability

• Published in: Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 25; no. 5; p. e46188
• Main Authors: Ye, Bing, Chu, Charlene H, Bayat, Sayeh, Babineau, Jessica, How, Tuck-Voon, Mihailidis, Alex
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Journal of Medical Internet Research 12.10.2023; Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor; JMIR Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Appraisal; Caregivers; Cognitive stimulation; Computers; Content analysis; Dementia; Dementia - therapy; Development strategies; Digital libraries; End users; Evidence-based medicine; Humans; Literature reviews; Medical research; Medical screening; Mobile Applications; Multimedia; Policy making; Portable computers; Privacy; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Review; Risk assessment; Safety and security measures; Selfawareness; Smartphone; Smartphones; Stigma; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; Technology adoption; Tests; Usability; Usability testing; usability testing; mobile apps; security; mobile phone; dementia; privacy; mobile technologies; informal caregivers

Studies have shown that mobile apps have the potential to serve as nonpharmacological interventions for dementia care, improving the quality of life of people living with dementia and their informal caregivers. However, little is known about the needs for and privacy aspects of these mobile apps in...