Design of a Mobile App and a Clinical Trial Management System for Cognitive Health and Dementia Risk Reduction: User-Centered Design Approach.

Journal: JMIR aging
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The rising prevalence of dementia is a major concern, with approximately 45% of cases linked to 14 modifiable risk factors. The European project LETHE aims to develop a personalized digital intervention model to delay or prevent cognitive decline through risk factor management.

Authors

  • Hannes Hilberger
    Institute of eHealth, University of Applied Sciences - FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
  • Bianca Buchgraber-Schnalzer
    eHealth Institute, University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria.
  • Simone Huber
    Institute of eHealth, University of Applied Sciences - FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
  • Theresa Weitlaner
    Institute of eHealth, University of Applied Sciences - FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
  • Markus Bödenler
    Institute of eHealth, University of Applied Sciences - FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
  • Alara Abaci
    Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Jeroen Bruinsma
    Department of Health Promotion, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Ana Diaz
    Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
  • Anna Giulia Guazzarini
    Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
  • Jenni Lehtisalo
    Lifestyles and Living Environments Unit, Department of Public Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Seungjune Lee
    Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Vasileios Loukas
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
  • Francesca Mangialasche
    Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Patrizia Mecocci
    Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
  • Tiia Ngandu
    Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Anna Rosenberg
    Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
  • Elisabeth Stögmann
    Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Konsta Valkonen
    Lifestyles and Living Environments Unit, Department of Public Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Elena Uhlik
    Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Helena Untersteiner
    Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Laura Kneß
    Institute of eHealth, University of Applied Sciences - FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
  • Helmut Ahammer
    GSRC, Division of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
  • Sten Hanke
    AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria.