Mobile Apps to Support Caregiver-Resident Communication in Long-Term Care: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In long-term residential care (LTRC), caregivers' attempts to provide person-centered care can be challenging when assisting residents living with a communication disorder (eg, aphasia) and/or a language-cultural barrier. Mobile communication technology, which includes smartphones and tablets and their software apps, offers an innovative solution for preventing and overcoming communication breakdowns during activities of daily living. There is a need to better understand the availability, relevance, and stability of commercially available communication apps (cApps) that could support person-centered care in the LTRC setting. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to (1) systematically identify and evaluate commercially available cApps that could support person-centered communication (PCC) i

SUBMITTER: Wilson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7177427 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature