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Newest in this topic

  1. FindMyApps compared with usual tablet use to promote social health of community-dwelling people with mild dementia and their informal caregivers: a randomised controlled trial 2023-08-30
  2. Sustaining Our Relationship: Dyadic Interactions Supported by Technology for People with Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers 2022-09-02

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2022 to 2023

Top journals

  • EClinicalMedicine 1
  • International journal of environmental research and public health 1

Newest first, then by address. Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0); tap a score to see what makes it up. Tags were assigned automatically from each study's title and summary. The same studies as a filter in the library.

  1. FindMyApps compared with usual tablet use to promote social health of community-dwelling people with mild dementia and their informal caregivers: a randomised controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. EClinicalMedicine 2023-08-30 Cognitive tests and assessment

    150 dyads were randomised (FindMyApps n = 76, care-as-usual n = 74).

  2. Sustaining Our Relationship: Dyadic Interactions Supported by Technology for People with Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-09-02 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Impaired memory function and challenges in communication affect the ability of people living with dementia to interact with family caregivers socially.

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