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dc.contributor.authorRathnayake, Sarath
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorJones, Cindy
dc.contributor.authorCalleja, Pauline
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:35:00Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1471-3012
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1471301218768903
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380236
dc.description.abstractFamily carers encounter several challenges related to caring for people with dementia, and they need support in managing care recipients’ health needs. This study aims to identify, appraise and synthesise the existing evidence on the use of mHealth/smartphone applications as an educational and supportive resource for family carers of people with dementia. An integrative literature review approach was used. Seven databases were searched. The search generated 117 articles, with seven meeting the inclusion criteria. Three categories and their attendant sub-categories emerged from the literature. The categories are ‘carer support’, ‘evaluation strategies’ and ‘barriers and challenges’. mHealth applications appear to be a feasible intervention for family carers of people with dementia despite the limited available research and barriers for their development and implementation. Further research on mHealth applications with strong methodological rigour and more research on mHealth applications as an educational and supportive resource for carers of people with dementia are needed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto22
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDementia
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAged care nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titlemHealth applications as an educational and supportive resource for family carers of people with dementia: An integrative review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy


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