Twelve Smartphone Applications for Health Management of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study investigated smartphone applications that may be helpful in managing the health of the elderly during COVID-19. The application searched the seven areas of health management, newly classified in OTPF 4th edition with keywords in the Google Play Store. As a result, two applications meeting the selection criteria were selected for each area. The selected applications are social and emotional health promotion and maintenance: , symptom and condition management: , communication with the health care system: , medication management: , physical activity: , nutrition management: Through the analyzed applications, twelve applications with the potential to improve the health management and quality of life in older adults during social distancing or self-isolation due to COVID-19 were identified.