GeriKit: A novel app for comprehensive geriatric assessment.
GeriKit: A novel app for comprehensive geriatric assessment.
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10.1080/02701960.2022.2048298
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发表时间：
2023-10-02
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1.6
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鉴于美国老年人口的增长，有一个更大的需要工具，使学生，学员和临床医生掌握全面的老年评估。我们的目标是开发一个移动电话应用程序（app）来协助执行此评估。我们对45个与老年病学和健康检查相关的应用程序进行了市场调查。我们评估了可用性、目标受众和使用的工具。缺陷包括：(1)专注于单一领域；（二）时间密集；(3)在收费墙后面设置组件。然后，我们设计了一个应用程序，其中包含了经过充分验证的、免费的、简短的工具。GeriKit包括八个领域：认知、抑郁、功能、力量、药物、跌倒和提前护理计划。每件乐器需要不到5分钟的时间，一旦完成并评分，用户就可以访问相关的教育资料。GeriKit于2020年12月为苹果用户推出，并于2021年8月为安卓用户推出。到目前为止已经有超过3400次的下载量。GeriKit应用程序使广泛的受众可以访问全面的老年评估，提高学习者进行老年评估的能力。
Given the growth of the older adult population in the United States, there is a greater need for tools to enable students, trainees, and clinicians to master the comprehensive geriatric assessment. Our goal was to develop a mobile phone application (app) to assist in performing this assessment. We performed a market survey of 45 apps that related to geriatrics and health screening. We evaluated for usability, target audience, and instruments used. Deficiencies included: (1) focusing on a single domain; (2) being time-intensive; and (3) having components behind a paywall. We then designed an app that incorporates instruments that are well-validated, available at no cost, and brief in length. GeriKit includes eight domains: cognition, depression, function, strength, medications, falls, and advance care planning. Each instrument requires fewer than 5 minutes, and once it is completed and scored, the user can access relevant educational materials. GeriKit was launched for Apple users in December 2020, and for Android in August 2021. There have been over 3,400 downloads to date. The GeriKit app makes the comprehensive geriatric assessment accessible to a wide audience, improving the ability to for learners to perform geriatric assessments.