Developing a Memory and Communication App for Persons Living With Dementia: An 8-Step Process

Ellen L Brown; Nicole Ruggiano; Sai Chaithra Allala; Peter J Clarke; Debra Davis; Lisa Roberts; C Victoria Framil; Maríateresa Teri Hernandez Muñoz; Monica Strauss Hough; Michelle S Bourgeois

doi:10.2196/44007

Developing a Memory and Communication App for Persons Living With Dementia: An 8-Step Process

JMIR Aging. 2023 Mar 15:6:e44007. doi: 10.2196/44007.

Affiliations

¹ Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
² School of Social Work, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States.
³ Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
⁴ University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States.

PMID: 36920462
PMCID: PMC10131779
DOI: 10.2196/44007

Abstract

RR2-10.3928/19404921-20210825-02.

Keywords: Alzheimer disease; app; caregiver; clinical care; communication; communication aids for disabled persons; communication boards; dementia; development; family; health technology; interdisiplinary team; older adults; psychosocial intervention; software design; speech.

©Ellen L Brown, Nicole Ruggiano, Sai Chaithra Allala, Peter J Clarke, Debra Davis, Lisa Roberts, C Victoria Framil, Maríateresa Teri Hernandez Muñoz, Monica Strauss Hough, Michelle S Bourgeois. Originally published in JMIR Aging (https://aging.jmir.org), 15.03.2023.

Grants and funding

R01 AG068572/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States