Challenges in caregiving and creative solutions: Using technology to facilitate caring for a relative with dementia

Kinney, Jennifer M.; Kart, Cary S.; Murdoch, Latona; Ziemba, Tammy

doi:10.1007/s12126-002-1009-x

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“…The Keep In Touch Everyday project conducted a needs assessment of people with dementia and their caregivers, developed two prototype devices to help increase independence for people with dementia, and conducted two simple trials with participants of the UCD 33 . Kinney, et al 34 also examined how AT can assist caregivers of people with dementia, finding safety was their primary concern followed by the person with dementia maintaining their preillness lifestyle. Based on these two needs a commercially available internet-based monitoring system was installed in a trial home and tested by the participants with generally positive evaluations.…”

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The design of intelligent in-home assistive technologies: Assessing the needs of older adults with dementia and their caregivers

Czarnuch¹,

Mihailidis²

2011

Gerontechnology

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Section: N -H O M E a S S I S T I V E T E C H N O L O G I E Smentioning

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The design of intelligent in-home assistive technologies: Assessing the needs of older adults with dementia and their caregivers

Czarnuch¹,

Mihailidis²

2011

Gerontechnology

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“…Kinney et al (2003) conducted two series of focus groups (n=26 and n=16) with primary caregivers for relatives with dementia to explore the use of electronic technology as a way to support caregivers. Kinney et al found that caregivers endorsed the use of some type of visual monitoring system as an effort to bridge geographic distance.…”

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“…Although Kinney et al's (2003) work focused on families providing care to a relative with dementia, it provides a starting point to further investigate the use of electronic technology in providing long distance care and preserving work productivity.…”

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Long Distance Caregiving: An Evaluative Review of the Literature

2010

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A comprehensive and evaluative review of empirical research published between 2000 and 2010 specific to long distance caregiving is provided to identify what is known about this subgroup of caregivers and to identify gaps in knowledge. We searched peer-reviewed journals included in the following databases: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO), PROQuest Direct, Social Work Abstracts, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PsychInfo. Searches were restricted to English language publications between 2000 and 2010. Search terms included: 'review + caregiving + dementia', 'meta-analyses + caregiving + dementia,' 'caregiving + dementia + not institutional,' 'informal + caregiving,' 'family + caregiving', 'caregiving + technology'. Any searches including the term 'dementia' were repeated without that term. These same searches were repeated with the term 'distance' added to each. Empirical research specific to long distance caregiving is reviewed in detail. A brief review is provided of other closely related research. Long distance caregivers report being heavily involved in the care of their family member, regardless of distance and surprisingly, are often the only or primary caregiver. The specific needs for future research to inform best practice that goes beyond description of this important subgroup of caregivers is discussed.While a great deal has been written on many aspects of caregiving for older persons, very little empirical research has been published specific to informal care provided by families to its elderly relatives who are living at a great geographic distance from

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“…While perceived complexity of new products has been suggested as a factor influencing older people's reluctance to adopt them (Philips and Sternthal 1977), ease-of-use, usefulness and perceived value have been identified as factors that positively affect the adoption process (Czaja et al 1993;Lunsford and Burnett 1992). Complexity is not only an issue for older people, but also for caregivers who may not use complex technology unless their skill level matches the technology (Kinney et al 2003). Usefulness and perceived value are strongly connected to the actual needs and wants of older consumers.…”

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Applying the Disruptive Innovation Framework to the Silver Market

Kohlbacher

Hang

2010

Ageing Int

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Despite the increased attention that the topic of aging and technology is receiving from academia, policy and business practice, both conceptual and empirical research in this area is still scarce. Particularly, there seems to be a dearth of applications of well-grounded and established frameworks from the field of innovation and technology management to the case of older consumers and the "silver market." Through an approach that combines conceptual development with explorative empirical research using the disruptive innovation framework, we find that: 1) the silver market is an excellent field of application for low-end disruptions as elderly customers will increasingly demand just-good-enough performance-easy and safe to use-and affordable products and services; 2) the silver market is an excellent field of application for new market disruptions as elderly customers will increasingly demand new products and services they had not demanded or had not been able to demand before; 3) transgenerational and ageless products and services are an excellent field of application for disruptive innovations; 4) disruptive innovations for the silver market are particularly effective and easy to adopt and use due to their good-enough functionality and performance (including ease of use) and affordability, and this helps to increase their diffusion among older consumers.

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Challenges in caregiving and creative solutions: Using technology to facilitate caring for a relative with dementia

Cited by 33 publications

References 8 publications

The design of intelligent in-home assistive technologies: Assessing the needs of older adults with dementia and their caregivers

The design of intelligent in-home assistive technologies: Assessing the needs of older adults with dementia and their caregivers

Long Distance Caregiving: An Evaluative Review of the Literature

Applying the Disruptive Innovation Framework to the Silver Market

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