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- Title
Digital Health and Caregiving Resources Used by Family Caregivers of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Anderson, Joel G.; Summers, Audrey J.; Ahn, Sangwoo; Harris, Robin F.; Smith, Jennifer L.; Jabson Tree, Jennifer M.; Neal, Allyson M.; Misawa, Mitsunori; Rauer, Amy J.
- Abstract
Caregiving is often associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes, and as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, caregivers experienced more burden and provided more care with substantially less support. Digital resources may have been one way caregivers managed demands for care and needs for information. This mixed-methods study included surveys and semi-structured interviews with caregivers (n = 11) to describe experiences and use of digital health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caregivers most often provided significant physical care and experienced reduced or no social support during the pandemic. Caregivers reported the need for improving the quality of telehealth services and digital health resources. COVID-19 will not likely be the last pandemic faced by contemporary society. Measures should be taken to reduce the anticipated negative impacts on caregivers and those receiving care during future pandemics.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care use; ELDER care; SOCIAL media; SCALE analysis (Psychology); HEALTH services accessibility; MEDICAL quality control; DIGITAL health; INTERVIEWING; SERVICES for caregivers; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHRONIC diseases; TELEMEDICINE; RESEARCH methodology; VIDEOCONFERENCING; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; SOCIAL support; DATA analysis software; CAREGIVER attitudes; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Journal of Family Nursing, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 3, p218
- ISSN
1074-8407
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10748407241275897