I am looking for thought leaders and researchers who specialize in the area of Alzheimer’s sufferer caregivers and caregiving with particular emphasis on how digital tech is being used to facilitate care of sufferer and resilience of the caregiver.
Craig, check this out....
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 426-445
Technology-Based Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Patients With Dementia—A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author links open overlay panelFriederikeDeekenM.Sc.aMichael A.RappM.D., Ph.D.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.003
Objective
The aim of this study was to estimate the efficacy of technology-based interventions for informal caregivers of people with dementia (PWD).
Methods
PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library databases were searched in August 2018, with no restrictions in language or publication date. Two independent reviewers identified 33 eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducting a technology-based intervention for informal carers of PWD. Meta-analyses for the outcome measures caregiver depression and caregiver burden were conducted with subgroup analyses according to mode of delivery (telephone, computer/web-based, combined interventions). To assess methodologic quality, the Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment was rated.
Results
Meta-analyses revealed a small but significant postintervention effect of technology-based interventions for caregiver depression and caregiver burden. Combined interventions showed the strongest effects.
Conclusion
Technology-based interventions have the potential to support informal caregivers of PWD. Because of advantages such as high flexibility and availability, technology-based interventions provide a promising alternative compared with “traditional services,” e.g., those for people living in rural areas. More high-quality RCTs for specific caregiver groups are needed.
Craig
may I suggest to browse "Gerontechnology" journal: a lot of paper are devoted to the issue [indeed I'm currently committed to a review of a very interesting paper on the topic]; the paer pproposed by Donna Lisi is relevant.
Best regards, Mauro
Dear Craig,
please contact Wolfgang Thiemes from the Catholic University Aachen (Germany) he developed an APP to support informal caregivers…
Psychological outcomes of eCare technologies use for informal carers: A scoping studies. by Kaya Smole-Orehek & Coll. Gerontechnology 2019; 18 (1): 15-28
just published: it may turn useful
best regards, Mauro Colombo