Mobile phone apps as support tools for people with dementia

Abstract

At present, there has been a growing number of aging people. This increasing trend in the rise of older population groups brings about serious economic and social changes accompanied with a number of aging diseases such as dementia. The purpose of this article is to explore the role of mobile phone apps for people with dementia and/or their caregivers. The principal research methods comprise a method of literature review of available research studies found on the use of mobile phone apps in the management of dementia in the world’s databases Web of Science, Scopus, and MEDLINE. The results of this study indicate that the mobile phone apps can provide adequate support for patients with dementia in their activities of daily life. Moreover, the evidence-based findings from the selected research studies show that these mobile phone apps are especially suitable for fast and accurate cognitive assessment of dementia.