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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Góngora Alonso, Susel
• Toribio Guzmán, José Miguel
• Sainz de Abajo, Beatriz
• Muñoz Sánchez, Juan Luis
• Martín, Manuel Franco
• de la Torre Díez, Isabel

Titel

Usability evaluation of the eHealth Long Lasting Memories program in Spanish elderly people

Ist Teil von

• Health informatics journal, 2020-09, Vol.26 (3), p.1728-1741

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

EZB-FREE-00999 freely available EZB journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In recent years, there has been a great development of software technology in the field of psychogeriatric research, helping to improve the quality of life of the elderly and preventing cognitive deterioration associated with aging, and thus decrease the possible dependence. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the usability of the Long Lasting Memories program in elderly people with or without cognitive impairment in a region of Spain. For the study, users were classified into three groups: subjects with no cognitive impairment, with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia, and they were given a usability questionnaire covering different variables. Of the 157 Spanish participants in the study, 84.1 percent answered the usability questionnaire, obtaining wide acceptance in all study groups regarding the usability of the Long Lasting Memories program. Current research begins to mark a new perspective that recognizes the need to establish a preventive strategy for degenerative diseases.