Here are my questions: Do homebound individuals change their telephone usage behaviors over time (i.e. initiation of calls for different purposes)? If usage decreases, how much is attributed to changes in sensory, physical, and/or cognitive changes, and how much is attributed to changes in social relationships outside of the home? Is presence of competent caregiver associated with changes in telephone usage behaviors and if so, in which direction (higher or lower)? Also interested in looking at other social media and means of communicating in this population, but at the moment searching for research specific to telephone. Thank you for any suggestions you might have for related research.
You may find something useful in the references to these papers:
An 8 Year Telephone Support Group for Home-Bound People with Multiple Sclerosis: Adapting Therapeutic Methods to Overcome Isolation and Immobility.CECIL Audrey H. Social Work with Groups, Volume 37, Issue 2, 2014
Cell Phone Use by Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
Diane Nelson Bryen, AllisonCarey, Mark Friedman,2007, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 1-2., http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556(2007)45[1:CPUBAW]2.0.CO;2
A Multidimensional Analysis of the Disability Digital Divide: Some Evidence for Internet Use. The Information Society: An International Journal,Volume 26, Issue 1, 2010
Correlates of Disability Among Elderly Retirees With “Subclinical” Cognitive Impairment. Donald R. Royall, Laura K. Chiodo and Marsha J. Polk. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 55, Issue 9
Beyond Tele-substitution: A Broader Empirical Look at Communication Impacts. CALIFORNIA PARTNERS FOR ADVANCED TRANSIT AND HIGHWAYS. Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Ravikumar Meenakshisundaram (1998).
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