A Survey of Mobile Apps for the Care Management of Patients with Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dementia is a progressive neurocognitive disorder that currently affects approximately 50 million people globally and causes a heavy burden for their families and societies. This study analyzed mobile apps for dementia care in different languages and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Cochrane Collaboration Central Register of Con-trolled Clinical Trials, Cochrane Systematic Reviews, Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Huawei App Store for mobile applications for dementia care. The Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) was used to assess the quality of applications.

Results

We included 99 apps for dementia care. No significant difference in MARS scores was noted between the two language apps (Overall MARS: English: 3.576 ± 0.580,

SUBMITTER: Kuo HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9317040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature