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Caregiving in Older Adults; Experiences and Attitudes toward Smart Technologies

(1) Background: The development of assistive technologies has become a key solution to reduce caregiver burden. The objective of this study was to survey caregivers on perceptions and beliefs about the future of modern technology in caregiving. (2) Methods: Demographics and clinical caregiver charac...

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Autores principales: Piau, Antoine, Steinmeyer, Zara, Mattek, Nora, Lindauer, Allison, Sharma, Nicole, Bouranis, Nicole, Wild, Katherine, Kaye, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10003197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36902576
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12051789
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author Piau, Antoine
Steinmeyer, Zara
Mattek, Nora
Lindauer, Allison
Sharma, Nicole
Bouranis, Nicole
Wild, Katherine
Kaye, Jeffrey
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Steinmeyer, Zara
Mattek, Nora
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Sharma, Nicole
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Kaye, Jeffrey
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description (1) Background: The development of assistive technologies has become a key solution to reduce caregiver burden. The objective of this study was to survey caregivers on perceptions and beliefs about the future of modern technology in caregiving. (2) Methods: Demographics and clinical caregiver characteristics were collected via an online survey along with the perceptions and willingness to adopt technologies to support caregiving. Comparisons were made between those who considered themselves caregivers and those who never did. (3) Results: 398 responses (mean age 65) were analyzed. Health and caregiving status of the respondents (e.g., schedule of care) and of the care recipient were described. The perceptions and willingness to use technologies were generally positive without significant differences between those who ever considered themselves as caregivers and those who never did. The most valued features were the monitoring of falls (81%), medication use (78%), and changes in physical functioning (73%). For caregiving support, the greatest endorsements were reported for one-on-one options with similar scores for both online and in-person alternatives. Important concerns were expressed about privacy, obtrusiveness, and technological maturity. (4) Conclusions: Online surveys as a source of health information on caregiving may be an effective guide in developing care-assisting technologies receiving end users’ feedback. Caregiver experience, whether positive or negative, was correlated to health habits such as alcohol use or sleep. This study provides insight on caregivers’ needs and perceptions regarding caregiving according to their socio-demographic and health status.
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spelling pubmed-100031972023-03-11 Caregiving in Older Adults; Experiences and Attitudes toward Smart Technologies Piau, Antoine Steinmeyer, Zara Mattek, Nora Lindauer, Allison Sharma, Nicole Bouranis, Nicole Wild, Katherine Kaye, Jeffrey J Clin Med Article (1) Background: The development of assistive technologies has become a key solution to reduce caregiver burden. The objective of this study was to survey caregivers on perceptions and beliefs about the future of modern technology in caregiving. (2) Methods: Demographics and clinical caregiver characteristics were collected via an online survey along with the perceptions and willingness to adopt technologies to support caregiving. Comparisons were made between those who considered themselves caregivers and those who never did. (3) Results: 398 responses (mean age 65) were analyzed. Health and caregiving status of the respondents (e.g., schedule of care) and of the care recipient were described. The perceptions and willingness to use technologies were generally positive without significant differences between those who ever considered themselves as caregivers and those who never did. The most valued features were the monitoring of falls (81%), medication use (78%), and changes in physical functioning (73%). For caregiving support, the greatest endorsements were reported for one-on-one options with similar scores for both online and in-person alternatives. Important concerns were expressed about privacy, obtrusiveness, and technological maturity. (4) Conclusions: Online surveys as a source of health information on caregiving may be an effective guide in developing care-assisting technologies receiving end users’ feedback. Caregiver experience, whether positive or negative, was correlated to health habits such as alcohol use or sleep. This study provides insight on caregivers’ needs and perceptions regarding caregiving according to their socio-demographic and health status. MDPI 2023-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10003197/ /pubmed/36902576 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12051789 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10003197/
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