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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. Evaluation of FindMyApps: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a tablet-based intervention to improve self-management and social participation of community-dwelling people with mild dementia, compared to usual tablet use 2021-02-24

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2021 to 2023

Top journals

  • BMC geriatrics 1
  • EClinicalMedicine 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. By providing evidence for or against the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the FindMyApps intervention, the results of the trial will influence national implementation of FindMyApps.

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