Digital health applications (DiGA) are used to detect, monitor, treat, or alleviate the symptoms of diseases. However, in Germany, only those DiGAs that have been approved by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) are reimbursed by statutory health insurance funds. Safety and data protection requirements are among the first aspects to be examined. Afterward…
Smartphone applications are increasingly supplementing traditional healthcare: they can support patients in the prevention, treatment, or healing of diseases and also help people with dementia. For many manufacturers of so-called digital health applications (DiGA), the year 2019 represented a turning point: Germany was the first country in the world to...
Menschen mit kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen fällt es häufig schwer, sich räumlich zu orientieren und problemlos von A nach B zu gelangen. Dabei sind diese oft mit einer Demenz verbundenen kognitiven Veränderungen entscheidend, um die Erkrankung frühzeitig zu erkennen und behandeln zu können. Wie sich mit Hilfe von speziellen Smartphone-Daten erste Anzeichen für ein erhöhtes …
To what extent are mobile health (mHealth) interventions on smartphones, supported by a coach, suitable for reducing dementia risk? Researchers investigated this with a focus on individuals aged 55 to 75 who had a high risk of dementia. The study included, on the one hand, population groups from Great Britain with a low socioeconomic status, and on the other hand, the general population in the greater area of...
