Smartphone-Based Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Practices
Smartphone-Based Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Practices
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DOI：
10.1177/0733464817723088
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
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3
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Hristidis, Vagelis
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作者：
Brown, Ellen Leslie;Ruggiano, Nicole;Hristidis, Vagelis
受阿尔茨海默病和其他形式的痴呆症（AD）影响的540万人中的大多数是非机构化的，由无报酬的家庭护理人员提供护理，并由初级保健提供者（PCP）进行医疗管理。卫生信息技术在提高AD护理效率和质量以及为AD护理人员提供支持方面的潜力已得到认可。与此同时，智能手机技术已经成为提供身体和行为健康护理的一种越来越普遍的方式。然而，人们对智能手机技术如何用于支持AD诊断和护理知之甚少。本文强调了目前对基于智能手机的AD干预措施的需求，并系统地识别和评估了当前针对AD护理人员的智能手机应用程序。研究结果表明，个别可用的应用程序具有有限的功能（与护理人员的复杂需求相比），并且几乎没有将AD应用程序扩展到西班牙裔人群。研究，实践和政策的影响进行了讨论。
Most of the 5.4 million people affected by Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia (AD) are noninstitutionalized, receiving care by unpaid family caregivers and medically managed by a primary care provider (PCP). Health Information Technology has been recognized for its potential in improving efficiency and quality of AD care and support for AD caregivers. Simultaneously, smartphone technologies have become an increasingly common way to deliver physical and behavioral health care. However, little is known about how smartphone technologies have been used to support AD caregiving and care. This article highlights the current need for smartphone-based interventions for AD and systematically identified and appraised current smartphone apps targeting and available for AD caregivers. Findings indicate that individual available apps have limited functions (compared with the complex needs of caregivers) and little has been done to extend AD caregiving apps to Hispanic populations. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.