Tracking Usage Patterns of a Mobile Application for Dementia Risk Assessment in Elderly Individuals

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Aug 22:316:478-482. doi: 10.3233/SHTI240452.

Abstract

Among elderly individuals, dementia stands as a prominent contributor to disability. However, multidomain lifestyle interventions have emerged as a promising approach for enhancing cognition. Taking a progressive step, integrating digital elements such as a mobile intervention application for elderly participants becomes crucial. Hence, it's crucial to identify the usage patterns of intervention features. Our aim was to implement a usage tracking mechanism and analyze usage trends and feature preferences over the initial six months of a clinical trial across various clinical sites, comparing intervention and control groups. Our findings reveal the differences in usage between the groups and highlight the most used features.

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Medical Informatics; Mobile Application; Usage Patterns; eHealth.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Dementia*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mobile Applications*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Telemedicine