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Vol 136 No 1586: 1 December
Te Ōranga Ō Te Roro: kaumātua perspectives on the development of a mobile app for mate wareware (dementia) awareness
Makarena Dudley, Sharon Olsen, Cherry Reihana, Marcus King, Hohepa Spooner, Sarah Cullum, Alexander Merkin, Edgar Ramirez-Rodriguez, Bobby Nepia, Adrian Martinez Ruiz, Kahu Pou, Susan Yates
Mate wareware, or dementia, is typically defined by cognitive decline that interferes with social or occupational functioning. In Aotearoa New Zealand, there are an estimated 70,000 people living with mate wareware, and this is predicted to increase to 170,000 by 2050.