The State of the Art in mobile Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devised for People with Dementia: Evaluation of Features and Functions
Mariateresa (Teri) H Muñoz, Joana Okine, Ellen L Brown, Nicole Ruggiano · 2025
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Mariateresa Muñoz and co-authors review the apps meant to give people with dementia a voice. Their 2025 systematic review finds and grades twenty-seven mobile augmentative communication apps, tools that speak or display words and pictures for users whose own communication is failing.
Four reviewers cataloged features and scored the apps on a standard rating scale. Many nominally free apps hid subscription or licensing costs. All served English speakers; some added languages. Quality varied widely in engagement, function, looks, and information. The sharper criticism: few apps support the daily care routines, meals, dressing, and the like, where communication breaks down, and limited customization fights person-centered care. The authors lay out implications for builders, buyers, and researchers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mariateresa (Teri) H Muñoz, Joana Okine, Ellen L Brown, Nicole Ruggiano |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |