title: The Educational and Supportive Mobile Application for Caregivers of Dementia People.
abstract: This paper presents a healthcare mobile app for caregivers of dementia patients. The app had been implemented to run on wearable and mobile devices, and it helps caregivers to take dementia test, review dementia test history, and search location of public health centers in the vicinity. The collective purpose of these features is to provide meaningful healthcare services to elderly at risk of dementia. The app uses the time and change (T&amp;C) test for screening for dementia. The app was tried for its validity and usability for the intended purpose, and participating users were surveyed to evaluate its usefulness.
authors.affiliation: Nursing college, Kyungpook National University.
authors.forename: Sumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Graduate school of Industr, Kyungpook National University.
authors.forename: Je Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Kyungpook National University.
authors.forename: Il Kon
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Kyungpook National University.
authors.forename: Min Gyu
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Korea Health Industry Development Institute.
authors.forename: Kim Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Sik
authors.affiliation: Nursing college, Kyungpook National University.
authors.forename: Eunjoo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000073216:Mental Status and Dementia Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D063731:Mobile Applications; D056910:Republic of Korea