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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Caregiving

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Website goals were: providing ACP information and facilitating ACP conversations. A 'what matters most' approach (i.e. enabling users to reflect on 'what matters most' in the present and the future) and non-linear navigation were favoured. We tested the website with 17 people with dementia and 26 family caregivers. Feedback addressed design, navigation and content. Usability scores of 76.4 for family caregivers and 81.3 for people with dementia were achieved. Family caregivers and people with dementia highlighted the value of information and interactive ACP tools, the need for language simplification and harmonised layout. People with dementia experienced challenges in using interactive tools. The user-centred development process, involving diverse stakeholders, led to the development of an ACP support website deemed usable and useful. Future evaluation should focus on acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of the ACP support website.

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APA 7th

Monnet, F., Dupont, C., Pivodic, L., Smets, T., De Vleminck, A., Van Audenhove, C., et al. (2025). A user-centred website to support advance care planning for people with dementia and their family caregivers: Development and usability study. Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241304018

Vancouver

Monnet F, Dupont C, Pivodic L, Smets T, De Vleminck A, Van Audenhove C, et al. A user-centred website to support advance care planning for people with dementia and their family caregivers: Development and usability study. Digital Health. 2025. doi:10.1177/20552076241304018. PMID: 39991741.

BibTeX

@article{monnet2025-39991741,
  author  = {Monnet, Fanny and Dupont, Charlèss and Pivodic, Lara and Smets, Tinne and De Vleminck, Aline and Van Audenhove, Chantal and Van den Block, Lieve},
  title   = {{A user-centred website to support advance care planning for people with dementia and their family caregivers: Development and usability study}},
  journal = {Digital Health},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1177/20552076241304018},
  pmid    = {39991741},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241304018}
}

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Key findings

Website goals were: providing ACP information and facilitating ACP conversations.
A 'what matters most' approach (i.e. enabling users to reflect on 'what matters most' in the present and the future) and non-linear navigation were favoured.
We tested the website with 17 people with dementia and 26 family caregivers.
Feedback addressed design, navigation and content.
Usability scores of 76.4 for family caregivers and 81.3 for people with dementia were achieved.

Why it matters

This usability study developed a website to support advance care planning for people with dementia and their family caregivers, and it was rated as usable by participants. It addresses care planning support and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

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Study details

Participants17
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 41/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Digital Health)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	Digital Health: journal h-index 77 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	17 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 3 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	1.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 2.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 3 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	3 / 4	Last-listed author Lieve Van den Block: h-index 56 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	KU Leuven: institution h-index 1,386 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 39991741)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	41 / 100	—

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