Mobile alert app to engage community volunteers to help locate missing persons with dementia.

Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science

Mobile Applications* ; Social Participation*; Dementia/*epidemiology; Canada/epidemiology ; Dementia/physiopathology ; Dementia/prevention & control ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Police ; Volunteers

The prevalence of persons living with dementia and at risk of going missing is rising. In this study, we engaged persons living with dementia, care partners, police services, search and rescue organizations, and health and social service providers to develop Community ASAP, a mobile alert system that engages community citizens, as volunteers, to look out for persons with dementia reported missing. We completed three phases of development and evaluation of the usability and functionality of the alert system with stakeholders in three Canadian provinces. In this paper we describe features of the Community ASAP and the findings of these evaluation phases.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Date Created: 20210719 Date Completed: 20211109 Latest Revision: 20211109

20221213

PMC8289012

10.1371/journal.pone.0254952

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