NIH: Winners Announced for National Institute on Aging Dementia Care Coordination Challenge
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- NIA's Eureka competition awards focus on mobile apps for people with dementia, healthcare providers and caregivers.
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The challenge is
"The intent of this challenge was to spur technological innovations so that the overall quality of dementia care could be improved," said NIA Director
An estimated 5.6 million Americans age 65 or older are living with Alzheimer's disease, and thousands more live with related disorders such as frontotemporal, vascular, Lewy body, and other dementias. Because the care of people with these diseases is complex and can involve multiple care settings, care providers, and interventions, new technologies offer the potential for aiding people in the care spectrum, including people with dementia, professional and family caregivers, health care providers, and health care service organizations.
As part of the challenge, NIA received 33 applications for mobile device applications or web-based methods that could help people coordinate and/or navigate the care of dementia. Applicants could either develop new technology applications or make improvements to existing apps. Applications were submitted by both individuals and teams, including researchers from the field of aging and other individuals, start-up companies, and biotechnology firms.
The judging was based on five criteria: creativity and innovation, rationale and potential impact, value to relevant stakeholders, usability, and functionality and feasibility. The winners will share a total of
* First place prize awarded to MapHabit: This mobile software provides behavior prompts with customizable picture and keyword visual maps to assist memory-impaired people with accomplishing activities of daily living. The care management platform employs different interfaces depending on whether the user is a person with impaired memory, caregiver or long-term care community manager. Caregivers can monitor adherence to medication schedules or track other activities.
* Second place prize of
* Third place prize of
More detailed project descriptions for the winning teams can be found at www.nia.nih.gov/challenge-prize.
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