CaregiverConnect: A Mobile Application for Stress Tracking and Support in Dementia Care

The rising global prevalence of dementia places escalating demands on paid professional caregivers, who frequently experience severe stress and professional isolation. Existing mobile health (mHealth) applications rarely integrate real-time stress monitoring with multimodal relief strategies. CaregiverConnect, a Flutter/Firebase mobile application comprising nine feature modules, was evaluated in a single-group, pre-post pilot study with 10 paid professional dementia caregivers at two nursing home facilities over two weeks. Descriptive analysis yielded an exploratory effect estimate for self-reported stress change (Cohen's d = 1.60; interpreted with caution given N = 10 and no control group), an improvement in emotional support responses from 60% to 100% of participants, and near-perfect usability ratings (UI Navigation: 4.90/5.0). These preliminary findings support the feasibility and acceptability of CaregiverConnect and identify end-of-shift stress peaks as a priority target for future adaptive design. Larger randomized controlled trials are needed to establish efficacy.