How In-Home Technologies Mediate Caregiving Relationships in Later Life

Huber, Lesa; Shankar, K.; Caine, Kelly; Connelly, Kay; Camp, L. Jean; Walker, Beth; Borrero, Lisa

doi:10.1080/10447318.2012.715990

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“…Huber et al [6] identified that one of the most important factors that limits the adoption of technology by older adults is the fear that these systems might replace human contact with their family caregivers. Therefore, one plausible alternative to assist this group of people is to design meaningful experiences that do not limit physical exchanges with their caregivers.…”

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Identifying Opportunities to Support Family Caregiving in Chile

Gutiérrez

Ochoa

Vassileva

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Once older adults become less self-sufficient, one or more adult children often assume the role of family caregiver. Unfortunately, this situation is usually perceived as stressful by caregivers. To better understand this process, we interviewed intergenerational triads: older adults, their adult children acting as caregivers, and their grandchildren. The study results show that the commitment of caregivers is quite strong regardless of the place where they live. In addition, the gender of older adults and caregivers affects the dynamics and complexity of the process. Through this study we aim to identify opportunities to support family caregiving, respecting the preexisting relations, attitudes, needs, and expectations of the involved stakeholders.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Opportunities to Support Family Caregiving in Chile

Gutiérrez

Ochoa

Vassileva

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…* Prior work has explored the role of reporting sensor activity from older peoples homes into the homes of informal caregivers [10,27,26]. A barrier to the acceptance of such technologies has been the perception of privacy invasion [7] and concerns about reducing in-person contact with caregivers and family members [15]. We build upon this prior work by describing the findings from field trials of SHel (Safe Home Living), a pre-release commercial remote activity monitoring system to help relatives and friends check on older family members movements in their homes in a non-invasive (i.e., minimal impact upon the home environment) manner.…”

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confidence: 98%

Making family care work

Vines

Lindsay

Pritchard

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

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Supporting independent living for the ageing population in later life is an often-cited application area for ubiquitous computing. Telecare services such as remote monitoring systems are now coming onto the consumer market but there is little knowledge of the impact these technologies may have on relationships between family members and older relatives. We present findings from a live field trial of SHel-a telecare system that allows nominated caregivers to remotely monitor activities-in 17 older adult's homes. Interviews were conducted with the 17 older participants and 11 of their nominated caregivers before, during and after using the system. We establish that such technologies transform existing hidden care routines between family members into care work, and the impact they have upon the sense of independence and privacy of those who are being monitored in their home.

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“…In the case of an emergency, the technology can automatically alarm relatives or an emergency physician (Chiriac & Rosales, 2012). Moreover, these in-home technologies may have an influence on communication toward the elderly and could strengthen personal relationships (Huber et al, 2013).…”

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Personal Remote Assistance in Ambient Assisted Living—Experimental Research of Elderly People’s Trust and Their Intention to Use

Steinke

Ingenhoff

Fritsch

2014

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

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The objective of this article is to analyze the meaning of two different support functions regarding the use of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). Thirty-two older persons (M age = 69.84, SD = 6.31) and a younger control group (n = 21; M age = 24.71, SD = 2.10) were examined in an experiment with three different tasks using a tablet computer. The first group operated with a mock-up that provided personal remote assistance (PRA) and the second group with one that provided embedded technical assistance (ETA). The main results show that older participants with PRA solve significantly more tasks than people with ETA. Moreover, a significant influence of perceived ease of use with PRA is revealed. Multiple regressions in the senior sample highlight a significant connection between trust in AAL technology and perceived reliability as well as perceived ease of use. No significant correlation between the type of assistance and older persons' trust, as well as an intention to use AAL, was found.

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How In-Home Technologies Mediate Caregiving Relationships in Later Life

Cited by 51 publications

References 35 publications

Identifying Opportunities to Support Family Caregiving in Chile

Identifying Opportunities to Support Family Caregiving in Chile

Making family care work

Personal Remote Assistance in Ambient Assisted Living—Experimental Research of Elderly People’s Trust and Their Intention to Use

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