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Newest in this topic

  1. Usages of Computers and Smartphones to Develop Dementia Care Education Program for Asian American Family Caregivers 2017-10-31
  2. Randomized Comparison of Mobile and Web-Tools to Provide Dementia Risk Reduction Education: Use, Engagement and Participant Satisfaction 2014-07-01

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2014 to 2017

Top journals

  • Healthcare informatics research 1
  • JMIR mental health 1

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  1. Usages of Computers and Smartphones to Develop Dementia Care Education Program for Asian American Family Caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Healthcare informatics research 2017-10-31 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Most family caregivers of dementia patients use smartphones more often than computers, and more than half of those caregivers communicate with others through social media apps.

  2. Randomized Comparison of Mobile and Web-Tools to Provide Dementia Risk Reduction Education: Use, Engagement and Participant Satisfaction

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. JMIR mental health 2014-07-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Overall, results indicated that while participants across all three intervention groups reported a generally positive experience with the targeted dementia risk reduction tools, participants using the information-based website provided a more favorable evaluation across a range of areas than participants using the mobile phone app.

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