Twelve Smartphone Applications for Health Management of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seong Kyu Ha; Hey Sig Lee; Hae Yean Park

doi:10.3390/ijerph181910235

Twelve Smartphone Applications for Health Management of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 29;18(19):10235. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910235.

Authors

Seong Kyu Ha¹, Hey Sig Lee², Hae Yean Park³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Occupational Therapy, Jungwon University, Goesan-gun 28023, Korea.
² Department of Occupational Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea.
³ Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University , Wonju 26493, Korea.

Abstract

This study investigated smartphone applications that may be helpful in managing the health of the elderly during COVID-19. The application searched the seven areas of health management, newly classified in OTPF 4th edition with keywords in the Google Play Store. As a result, two applications meeting the selection criteria were selected for each area. The selected applications are social and emotional health promotion and maintenance: Wysa & MindDoc, symptom and condition management: Ada & Diseases Dictionary, communication with the health care system: Telehealth & Blood Pressure Diary, medication management: Medisafe & MyTherapy, physical activity: FitOn & Samsung Health, nutrition management: Lifesum & Health and Nutrition Guide. Through the analyzed applications, twelve applications with the potential to improve the health management and quality of life in older adults during social distancing or self-isolation due to COVID-19 were identified.

Keywords: COVID-19; OTPF-4; applications; health management; older adults.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19*
Humans
Pandemics*
Quality of Life
SARS-CoV-2
Smartphone

Grants and funding

NRF-2020R1C1C1011374/National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)