An Investigation of the Interaction Patterns of Peer Patrons on an Online Peer-Support Portal for Informal Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients

An empirical study investigating the user acceptance of a virtual conversational agent interface for family health history collection among the geriatric population

“…The measures included the pre-test questionnaire completed by the participants including their basic demographic data as well as their experience using the Internet and related applications. The subjective questionnaires assessing the completion of the tasks using each interface included the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) workload instrument measured on a scale from 0 to 100, 46 the IBM Computer System Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ) administered with 19 items measured on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree, 47 and a brief survey on the perceived usefulness and ease-of-use of the application derived from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) administered with twelve items measured on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from extremely unlikely to extremely likely, 38 followed by a questionnaire on the features they liked and disliked about the interface. After completion of the tasks on both interfaces and the corresponding questionnaires, the participants ranked the interface, with “1” indicating the more preferred and “2” the less preferred.…”

Effects of e-Health Training and Social Support Interventions for Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia—A Narrative Review

“…This modality includes research analyzing the interactions of ICs in online forums specialized in dementia (Table S5). Currently, 86% of ICs use internet [6] and, therefore, already have access to these online peer-to-peer communities. Users report that these platforms are used as a source of SS [81] as they allow them to share experiences with people who are living similar situations and, thus, feel support from the group [6,40].…”

“…Currently, 86% of ICs use internet [6] and, therefore, already have access to these online peer-to-peer communities. Users report that these platforms are used as a source of SS [81] as they allow them to share experiences with people who are living similar situations and, thus, feel support from the group [6,40]. As with other types of peer support programs, sharing experiences "are a good form of support to help reduce the negative impact of a disease" [82].…”

“…The latter has also had an important impact on the emotional burden perceived by informal caregivers (ICs) [4], with clinical consequences such as high rates of depression [5]. Indeed, the continuous decline that accompanies dementia has an impact on the physical and mental health, the general wellbeing, and the social relationships of ICs [6,7].…”

Home-Based Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) during COVID-19 Pandemic: From Challenges to Solutions

“…Telehealth or eHealth services can be a useful tool, where applicable and available, in order to provide distance instructions, monitoring, surveillance, and follow-up treatments. Moreover, assistive devices such as movement sensors, fall detection, medication reminder alarms, visualizations of hygiene instructions on television, and voice recorded instructions can be used to maintain their independence as well as reduce worry for family caregivers [ 72 , 73 , 74 ]. The family caregivers should keep in contact with the nearest emergency care service providers to maintain regular updates of the conditions of people with ADRD [ 75 ].…”