Mobile Health Applications for People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Informatics for Health & Social Care

Brown, A., & O'Connor, S. (2020).

Informatics for Health & Social Care, 45(4), 343-359.

This systematic review investigates the use of moble health applications (e.g., user experiences, barriers and facilitators) in people with dementia.

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Database inception up to April 2019

Peer-reviewed qualitative design studies

9

Several of the included studies reported that participants with dementia had difficulty with the design of the mobile device because they had trouble using the touchscreen (e.g., tapping, swiping), charging the device, or transferring data between devices due to unreliable Bluetooth connection.