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Abstract(s)
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that affects many individuals, mainly in an older
age group. Over time, it leads to other diseases that affect their autonomy and independence. The
quality of food ingestion is a way to mitigate the disease and preserve the patient’s well-being, which
substantially impacts their health. Many existing applications for food plan management focus on
the prescription of food plans but do not provide feedback to the nutritionist on the real amount of
ingested calories. It makes these applications inadequate for these diseases, where monitoring and
control are most important. This paper proposed the design and development of a mobile application
to monitor and control the food plans of Alzheimer’s patients, focused on informal caregivers and
respective patients. It allows both the realistic visualization of the food plans and users to adjust
their consumption and register extra meals and water consumption. The interface design process
comprises a two-level approach: the user centered design methodology that accounts for users’ needs
and requirements and the user experience questionnaire to measure user satisfaction. The results
show that the interface is intuitive, visually appealing, and easy to use, adjusted for users that require
a particular level of understanding regarding specific subjects.
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Keywords
Human–computer interaction User-centered design User experience questionnaire Alzheimer Mobile applications
Citation
Duarte, R. P., Cunha, C. A. S., & Alves, V. N. N. (2023). Mobile Application for Real-Time Food Plan Management for Alzheimer Patients through Design-Based Research. Future Internet, 15(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15050168
Publisher
MDPI