[PDF] Top 20 Evaluation of an app to support older adults with wounds

... prototype app was realised on an Android platform (Hon- eycomb ...the evaluation stage with a concrete exam- ple of what a system might look like, and which features might be included in a potential more ... See full document

... and older people, is unclear (Cattan et al, ...on older adults living with HIV/AIDS found that individual and group level interventions can be implemented successfully through the telephone (Heckman ... See full document

... for support, limited opportunities to access support, and insufficient personal resources to access ...formal support were most apparent for participants who were living out- side metropolitan areas, ... See full document

... Older adults who engage in suicidal behaviour are more likely to die as a result of this behaviour than are adolescents (Conwell & Thompson, ...2008). Older adults experience an increased ... See full document

... diary app and instruct him/her on the use of both the device and app (this initial visit typically lasted 1-2 ...the app for each participant; this included creating a user account and setting up the ... See full document

... Older adults in residential care are at an increased risk of a number of mental health disorders when com- pared to community ...[3]. Older adults are also at risk of experiencing loneliness, ... See full document

... with older adults (representing the target demographic of end-users) and the wider ‘senior ser- vices’ community (representing stakeholder groups that will access novel analytics insights) providing us with ... See full document

... that older people have other sensory and physical impairments in addition to their chronic health conditions: “Having a severe visual impairment, let’s say not at 100% but at 70%, I often have to turn to the help ... See full document

... the older adults through face-to-face interviews using an online computer-assisted personal interviewing appli- cation to both the participants and their chosen infor- mants, defined as ‘a person who knows ... See full document

... that older adults living at home with support from home care services (HCS) have a better quality of life (QoL) if their own expressed needs regarding care and service are ...943 older ... See full document

... The ECQ presented in this paper might be a useful tool for obtaining ratings of everyday competence among healthy older adults. A sample of 158 subjects, characterized and p redefined by different physical ... See full document

... Achievement of nutrient RDI’s for some participants (n = 6) was aided through the intake of oral nutritional supple- ments. The present study found a signifi cant difference in the intake of all nutrients expect vitamin C ... See full document

... anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older ...in older Brazilians” - a quantitative, epidemiologic and transversal investigation carried out between 2008 and ...subjective ... See full document

... Background: Health research apps often do not focus on usability as a design priority. This is problematic when the population of interest is disproportionately underrepresented as users of mobile apps, especially ... See full document

... The purpose of the current study was to examine the effi- cacy of a working memory training scheme in improving the working memory capacity of a group of older adults (aged 64 to 79). The 5-week ... See full document

... pretreatment evaluation, we summarized the inclusion and exclusion criteria and other important aspects related to GA, including treatment com- pliance and toxicity for older adults with EC, focusing ... See full document

... The literature recommends that a group should provide informational support to its members (Hatzidimitriadou, 2002). However the standard of the information that is available at support groups may cause ... See full document

... follows: 1) Someone you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk; 2) Someone to confide in or talk to about yourself or your problems; 3) Someone to share your most private worries and fears with; 4) Someone ... See full document

... HT treatment should be kept to a minimum, especially in older adults. This practice gives an opportunity for increased adherence to therapeutic recommendations and a higher level of cooperation, as well as ... See full document

... for older adults to experience impairments in vision and hearing, which can contribute to a reduced environmental awareness (Kulmala et ...2007). Older adults appear to have less cognitive ... See full document