Smartphone access among informal caregivers ranges from 61% to 99% depending on country¶

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Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Most informal caregivers have smartphone access, ranging from 61% in India to 99% in the United States. → Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva 2025

Evidence¶

Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva 2025¶

Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva. (2025). Self-directed learning of informal caregivers using mobile health: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13019-7

q2 · i? · review · r3

Review synthesis of cross-sectional studies reporting that "Most informal caregivers have access to smartphones with a frequency that varied between 61% in India [24] reaching 99% of respondents in the United States of America [22]".

"Most informal caregivers have access to smartphones with a frequency that varied between 61% in India [24] reaching 99% of respondents in the United States of America [22]."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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