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How do digital tools support family caregivers in peer learning and innovation? A media analysis

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Family caregivers develop considerable expertise in managing daily life and share this expertise in online peer support groups. A media analysis was conducted to evaluate whether digital tools meet family caregivers’ needs and requirements, especially concerning social learning and innovation processes, finding that existing German-speaking tools meet family caregivers’ needs to a low degree. An evidence-based criterion catalogue for the evaluation of digital tools assisting peer groups of family caregivers is developed, and a need for the development and evaluation of functions and features that specifically support social learning and innovation processes is specified.

Source: International Journal of Care and Caring

DOI: 10.1332/23978821y2024d000000085

Authors: Astrid Herold-Majumdar, Isabel Zorn

Institutions: Munich University of Applied Sciences, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

Award: Pflegeschaetze: Identifizierung, Visualisierung und Transfer familiärer Innovationen aus dem Alltag mit pflegebedürftigen Kindern