Digital Healthcare Applications for Preventing Risk Factors in Dementia: Requirements Engineering in the German Healthcare System
Marius Gerdes, Markus Schinle, Simon Stock, Willhelm Stork · 2025
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Marius Gerdes and co-authors work out what a phone-based health app must do to help prevent dementia risk factors in Germany, in a 2025 paper. Dementia is growing more common, and slowing its risk factors can delay symptoms and ease strain on families and clinics. Germany has a formal path for approved health apps. The team followed a requirements process to shape an app that fits that system.
The authors gathered user needs and legal limits, built clickable mock-ups of the app, and tested them with people at risk of dementia. Thirty people took part in interviews about the designs. Most were keen on such apps, felt at ease with technology, and already used digital tools daily. Programs on exercise and food landed best with the testers. The findings guide what a prevention app should offer first.
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| CREATOR | Marius Gerdes, Markus Schinle, Simon Stock, Willhelm Stork |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |