University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
Allen University, Columbia, SC, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Jun;39(6):601-608. doi: 10.1177/0733464818790187. Epub 2018 Jul 26.
This study reviewed the content of mobile applications (apps) providing Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD) information and assessed quality of the apps. Characteristics, content, and technical aspects of 36 apps in the U.S. Google Play Store and App Store were coded, and quality of the apps was evaluated using the Mobile Application Rating Scale. Caregiving (62.1%) and disease management (55.6%) content was frequently provided. Few apps had an app community (8.3%) or a reminder function (8.3%). Overall, quality of the apps was acceptable; apps by health care-related developers had higher quality scores than those by non-health care-related developers. This analysis showed that ADRD-related apps provide a range of content and have potential to benefit caregivers, individuals with ADRD, health care providers, and the general public. Collaboration of ADRD experts and technology experts is needed to provide evidence-based information using effective technical functions that make apps to meet users' needs.
本研究回顾了提供阿尔茨海默病或相关痴呆症（ADRD）信息的移动应用程序（app）的内容，并评估了这些应用程序的质量。对美国 Google Play 商店和 App Store 中的 36 个应用程序的特征、内容和技术方面进行了编码，并使用移动应用程序评级量表评估了应用程序的质量。经常提供的内容包括护理（62.1%）和疾病管理（55.6%）。很少有应用程序具有应用程序社区（8.3%）或提醒功能（8.3%）。总体而言，应用程序的质量是可以接受的；与医疗保健相关的开发者的应用程序比非医疗保健相关的开发者的应用程序质量得分更高。这项分析表明，ADRD 相关的应用程序提供了一系列的内容，有潜力使护理人员、ADRD 患者、医疗保健提供者和公众受益。需要 ADRD 专家和技术专家的合作，利用有效的技术功能提供基于证据的信息，使应用程序满足用户的需求。
