Sɛnea Wobɛpaw Dementia Apps ne Agodi

App stores ma nneɛma a wɔka sɛ ɛma ɛyɛ nkɔso ma nkɔso, adwene anaa dementia. Ebinom yɛ yiye. Ebinom nso de ayaresa nsɛm, bere a ɛma wo ho yɛ den sɛ ɛyɛ sɛ wobɛsɔ hwɛ, anaa ahodoɔ ne nsɛm a wɔboaboa. Saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi ma wo akwan a wubetumi ahwɛ app biara ho wo ankasa. Yɛnhwɛ anaa yɛnkyerɛ nneɛma foforo ho.

Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mede ahyɛ ase ansa na mapaw dementia app?

Fa nea wopɛ sɛ app no yɛ ase. “Agodi ma Maame” betumi akyerɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ soronko, na botae biako ho app a ɛye no bɛyɛ app a ɛnye ma botae foforo.

Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ “ahoɔden a ɛyɛ mmerɛ” ho, a ɛfa ahoɔden a wɔyɛ wɔ kuw mu, ka nnipa a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ, nsɛmmisa, nnwom, asɛm agodi, nneɛma a wɔyɛ de di dwuma ne nneɛma a wɔyɛ adwene ho. Nhwehwɛmu a ɛyɛ Cochrane review kyerɛɛ sɛ ɛboa kakraa wɔ nnɔnhwerɛ mu, na ɛsesa wɔ nhwehwɛmu biara mu. Saa kwan a ɛfa nnipa ne nneɛma ahodoɔ ho no nyɛ app a obi ankasa de di dwuma. Enti, fa app biara sɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ bom a yɛde di dwuma wɔ nneɛma pii mu.

Ɛdeɛ, sɛnea mehu sɛ app no yɛ onipa no tumi?

Hwɛ sɛnea ɔno ara ne nneɛma a ɔyɛ, na nka ɔyare anaa “stage” a wɔtwɛn ho. Nnipa mmienu a wɔka sɛ wɔwɔ “stage” koro mu betumi ayɛ nneɛma a ɛfa anihye, tie, nsa ahosɛe, kasa ne nsɛnkyerɛnne a wɔde hwɛ ho sɛ nneɛma biara. Alzheimer’s Association ka sɛ hwɛ nneɛma a onipa no duru ani gye ne nneɛma a ɔtumi yɛ nnɛ, na ɛsɛ sɛ wofi anigye so sen sɛ wobɛdi nkonimdi.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛfata:

• wɔfi ase anaa wɔka ho ankasa a obi nni ne nkyɛn;
• wɔseɛ, wɔka biribi anaa wɔka asɛm;
• mfomso nnyɛ wɔn haw;
• wɔpɛ sɛ wɔsi hɔ bere a ɛba.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛnfata:

• wɔka “mentumi nyɛ” anaa “eyi yɛ atoro” daa daa;
• ɔnnim nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtɔ;
• wɔyɛ ahohia, sɔre, anaa wɔsisi device no firi wɔn anim;
• ɛyɛ adwuma kɛse ma wo ara ɛsɛ sɛ wo na woyɛ bebree.

Ahohia yɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ, ɛnyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wotwe so. Hwɛ nea wobɛyɛ bere a wɔka dabi. Sɛ wopɛ nneɛma a ɛfa stage ho a ɛnyɛ app ho, hwɛ early-stage ne late-stage nneɛma.

Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwehwɛ anaa mede gyae wɔ design mu?

Hwɛ design a ɛyɛ dada, ɛyɛ mmerɛ, na ɛfata nnipa a wɔyɛ adult, na gyae nneɛma a ɛde nsɛnkyerɛnne ma wo ho yɛ den.

Ads ne sika a wɔbisa betumi ayɛ sɛ wotintim ho kwa.

Sɛnea mehwehwɛ app no kokoam nsɛm?

Hwɛ nea app no hwehwɛ, nea ɛkɔ ne nkyɛn, ne sɛ wobetumi ayi nsɛm no firi hɔ. Ansa na wode bɛdwene:

1. Kenkan app no kokoam nsɛm a wɔka ho. Google Play Data safety section ne App Store privacy information section kyerɛ nsɛm a app no betumi ahwehwɛ ne ɛbɛkɔ wɔ hɔ. Nkurɔfo abɔfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔn ankasa na wɔka saa nsɛm yi, enti ɛyɛ mfiase, ɛnyɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
2. Bisa sɛ ɛhia account anaa. Sɛ app no kyerɛ mfonini nko anaa agodi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ nko a, ɛnyɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɛnim wo din, email anaa wo daa.
3. Hwɛ nkwa a app no hwehwɛ. Agodi a ɛfa mfonini hwehwɛ hia sɛ ɛhwehwɛ beaeɛ, nnipa, mmoa anaa mfonini nyinaa? Gyae nneɛma a ɛnhia.
4. Hwɛ ads ne nhwehwɛ. Ads ne nneɛma a ɛhwehwɛ betumi de nsɛm a ɛfa sɛnea wɔde app no di dwuma kɔ akuw foforo.
5. Hwɛ baabi a mfonini kɔ. Sɛ wode mfonini a ɛfa abusua ka ho a, wɔsie wɔ device no so anaa ɛkɔ server so? Wobetumi ayi wɔn?
6. Hwɛ sɛnea wobɛyi nsɛm. Hwɛ privacy policy anaa data summary mu sɛnea wobɛyi nsɛm ne account no. App a ɛka sɛ nsɛm a wɔahwehwɛ no ntumi nnyi ho, hia sɛ woyɛ nteaseɛ kɛse, titiriw sɛ ɛwɔ mfonini anaa nsɛm a ɛfa ayaresa ho.
7. Kenkan privacy policy de hu nsɛm a wɔhwehwɛ, ɛfa sɛ ɛde nsɛm kɔ, nkyerɛ ɔkwan a ɛfa bere ne nnipa a wɔkyɛ nsɛm no ho.

HIPAA betumi abɔ ban nsɛm a ɛwɔ dementia apps mu?

Ɛdeɛ, ɛnyɛ. Amerika Department of Health and Human Services kyerɛkyerɛ sɛ HIPAA gyina so ma ahodoɔ ahodie, ayaresabea ahorow, nsɛm a wɔkyekyɛ ne wɔn anuonyam mmoa. Ɛbɛtwa nkyekyɛ no, ɛnhwɛ nsɛm a wode ka app mu ma wo ankasa, sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔsɔ ho ɔkwan anaa wɔn mmoa na wɔde app no ma. App a ɛfa dementia ho a wɔtɔ fi app store mu, ɛtɔ so nnyina HIPAA ase, ɛwom sɛ ɛka ayaresa ho nsɛm.

Hwan na ɛbɔ ayaresa nsɛm wɔ apps a HIPAA nhwɛ?

Federal Trade Commission Health Breach Notification Rule hwɛ pii. Wɔ 2024 FTC yɛɛ nsakrae a ɛkyerɛ sɛ mmara no fa health apps ne nneɛma a ɛte saa a HIPAA nhwɛ. “Breach” kyerɛ nkɔkɔ a wɔnhyɛ mu, ɛnyɛ hacking nko, na ɛsɛ sɛ kompanii ka nnipa ne FTC ho ka. Eyi yɛ ban bere a biribi a ɛnyɛ yiye akɔ so, ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ sɛ app no hwehwɛ nea ɛhia nko.

Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mete nsɛm a ɛfa nhwehwɛmu ne nsɔhwɛ ho?

Kenkan nsɛm a ɛfa nhwehwɛmu ne nsɔhwɛ ho yie, na monkyerɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ kɛse no ho ntɛmntɛm. Nsɛmmisa a ɛsɛ sɛ mebisa:

• Dɛn na wɔsuaa ho? Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ nhyehyɛe biako ho nkyerɛ sɛ agodi nyinaa wɔ app mu yɛ adwuma saa ara.
• Hena na wɔsuaa? Nea wɔhunuu wɔ nnipa a ɛyɛ mmerɛ a wɔyɛ mfe ho ne nnipa a dementia atwa wɔn so mu no betumi ankyerɛ wɔn yiye.
• Dɛn na wɔhwɛɛ? Sɛ wobɛyɛ agodi no yiye ne sɛ wɔsesa nneɛma a ɛwɔ ase, ɛyɛ adwuma koraa, nkɔmhyɛ, anigye anaa ahoɔden.
• Nhwehwɛmu no yɛ den sɛn? Randomized controlled trial (RCT) de nnipa a wɔde app no di dwuma ne nnipa a wɔnnyɛ saa, toto ho. Ɛyɛ dwumadi pa, nanso RCT biako a ɛyɛ kakraa anaa a ɛtɔ nnɔnhwerɛ nko nyɛ nokware. Hwehwɛ nhwehwɛmu pii a nnipa a wɔnni ho nsɛm pɛpɛɛpɛ ayɛ no, na wɔka ho asɛm pɛ.
• Ɛka sɛ ɛsesa yare no? Nhwehwɛmu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nsɔhwɛ kakraa asesa wɔ nsɔhwɛ ho nkyerɛ sɛ app no nsesa, mmɔ ho ban anaa ayaresa dementia.

National Institute on Aging nkyerɛwde a ɛfa cognitive health and older adults ho kyerɛ nhwehwɛmu kɛse a NIH de sika boaa, a ɛhwehwɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ a wɔhyehyɛ ma adwene. Afei ɛma yɛn ho ban nkyerɛ nsɛm a ɛka sɛ nneɛma a wɔyɛ wɔ kɔmputa ne intaanɛt so betumi ama nkɔso wɔ nkaebɔ ne adwene mu. Ɛka sɛ nsɔhwɛ a ɛterɛ ntɛm nni ho sɛ commercial brain-training apps betumi aye sɛ nhwehwɛmu no mu nkyerɛkyerɛ. Wobetumi akenkan yɛn brain games and the evidence ne what research says about preventing dementia guide no mu.

Hena ne nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛyɛ nokware a ɛma nnipa di nsɛm nkyerɛ?

Wɔ January 2016, FTC kyerɛɛ sɛ wɔayɛ nkɔsoɔ ne Lumosity, a ɛyɛ “brain training” program, ho bɔ. FTC kae sɛ kompanii no kaa sɛ nneɛma a wɔyɛ wɔ ne app no betumi ama adwene ne nkaebɔ a ɛfa mfe ho nkɔ ntɛm, na ɛbɛboa ma wɔammɛ mild cognitive impairment, dementia ne Alzheimer’s, nanso wɔnni nsɛm a ɛyɛ mmerɛ. Kompanii no gyee sɛ ɛde $2 million tua, na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwɔ nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware ne nhwehwɛmu a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ansa na wɔka saa nsɛm no bio. Asɛm yi kyerɛkyerɛ yɛn sɛ nsɛm a wɔka wɔ adetɔ mu nyɛ nhwehwɛmu.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛkyerɛ ɔhaw?

Monnyina ho ansa na mopɛ app anaa ads a ɛka sɛ:

• “ɛbɔ ban,” “ɛsan de,” “ɛgyina” anaa “ɛyɛ ayaresa” dementia anaa Alzheimer’s;
• “wɔasi no nokware” nanso wɔnnkyerɛ nhwehwɛmu no, nnipa a wɔwɔ mu ne nea wɔhwɛɛ;
• ɛma “brain age” anaa adwene nkontaabu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi wɔ yare;
• “ɛbɛma adwene ayɛ yie,” “ɛbɛma adwene ayɛ den,” anaa “ɛbɛtra” adwene;
• ɛde nnipa a wɔka nsɛm ma sɛ ɛyɛ nokware.

Sɛ wowɔ ahohia wɔ nsɛm bi ho a, bisa onipa no dɔkota.

Golden Moments wɔ baabi bɛn?

Golden Moments de nneɛma a ɛyɛ bom a yɛde di dwuma nkɔ ma nnipa, ɛnyɛ adwene nsɔhwɛ, ayaresa anaa ayaresa nkyerɛkyerɛ. Yɛn agodi, te sɛ Picture Pairs, Conversation Cards, Photo Pairs, Picture Bingo ne Calm Breathing, yɛyɛ de di anigye ne nkitahodie ma. Ɛnhwɛ, ɛnsiesie ayaresa, ɛnnkɔ nkɔsoɔ ban anaa ɛnhwɛ dementia, na yɛnka nsɛm biara ho wɔ adwene anaa nkyerɛaseɛ ho.

Yɛyɛ app a ɛnnni bɔ, Golden Moments for iPhone, iPad and Android. Ɛwɔ ahoɔden a ɛyɛ mmerɛ wɔ mfonini a ɛyɛ kɛse mu, agodi a wɔde mfonini a wopɛ ka ho, ne mfonini a ɛyɛ offline, na ɛnhia account, ads, bere anaa nkontaabu. Nhyehyɛe a ɛwɔ saa kratafa yi so ara na ɛfa yɛn so: App Store privacy label no kyerɛ sɛ “Data Not Collected”, na app privacy policy kyerɛkyerɛ baabi a yɛkora mfonini no ho nkɔ.

Yɛpɛ sɛ mohwɛ yɛn sen sɛ mogye yɛn di. Fa nhyehyɛe a ɛwɔ saa kratafa yi di dwuma, kenkan yɛn privacy page ne medical disclaimer, na gyae nneɛma biara, ɛnyɛ yɛn nko, a ɛnfata onipa a wodi ho ban.

Dɛn ne kwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛ so a wɔfa app foforo di dwuma?

Fa di dwuma bom wɔ nnawɔtwe nnɔnhwerɛ mmienu mu, na hwɛ nea ɛbɛba.

1. Siesie app no ansa na woafi ase de yɛn tablet and phone setup guide na fi ase wɔ mmerɛ kwan so.
2. Ma nhyiamu no nyɛ ɛkɔm, hwɛ anihye, nkɔmhyɛ ne ahomegyebɔ, na gyae wɔ anigye bere mu.
3. Gyae sɛ ɛde ahohia ba, ɛwom sɛ nnipa ahodoɔ ama no nkamfo kɛse.