Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology

Jane Moloney; Raja Manzar Abbas; Sarah Beecham; Bilal Ahmad; Ita Richardson

Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology

Jane Moloney, Raja Manzar Abbas, Sarah Beecham, Bilal Ahmad, Ita Richardson

University of Limerick

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Abstract

The increased susceptibility of world's population to diseases augmented with the decrease in the healthcare workforce leads to over-reliance on caregivers. This increased burden on caregivers adversely impacts their quality of life. However, information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to facilitate caregiving. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the opportunities and challenges for caregiving through ICT, the development of a prototype to support caregivers better monitor their care recipients (known as clients) and the evaluation of that prototype. A qualitative study with 10 caregivers was conducted to address the research questions from which data was coded and analysed. Using this data, a web-based prototype was developed and evaluated by 5 caregivers and 5 technology experts. The instruments used were interviews and focus groups. The results revealed eight categories for improving care identified by caregivers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020
Editors	Federico Cabitza, Ana Fred, Hugo Gamboa
Publisher	SciTePress
Pages	329-336
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9789897583988
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	13th International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2020 - Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020 - Valletta, Malta Duration: 24 Feb 2020 → 26 Feb 2020

Publication series

Name	HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2020 - Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020
Country/Territory	Malta
City	Valletta
Period	24/02/20 → 26/02/20

Keywords

Caregivers
Monitoring
Older adult care
Prototype
Qualitative study
Technology

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Moloney, J., Abbas, R. M., Beecham, S., Ahmad, B., & Richardson, I. (2020). Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology. In F. Cabitza, A. Fred, & H. Gamboa (Eds.), HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020 (pp. 329-336). (HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020). SciTePress.

Moloney, Jane ; Abbas, Raja Manzar ; Beecham, Sarah et al. / Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology. HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020. editor / Federico Cabitza ; Ana Fred ; Hugo Gamboa. SciTePress, 2020. pp. 329-336 (HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020).

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Moloney, J, Abbas, RM, Beecham, S, Ahmad, B & Richardson, I 2020, Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology. in F Cabitza, A Fred & H Gamboa (eds), HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020. HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020, SciTePress, pp. 329-336, 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2020 - Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020, Valletta, Malta, 24/02/20.

Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology. / Moloney, Jane; Abbas, Raja Manzar; Beecham, Sarah et al.
HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020. ed. / Federico Cabitza; Ana Fred; Hugo Gamboa. SciTePress, 2020. p. 329-336 (HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Moloney J, Abbas RM, Beecham S, Ahmad B, Richardson I. Challenges and opportunities for caregiving through information and communication technology. In Cabitza F, Fred A, Gamboa H, editors, HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020. SciTePress. 2020. p. 329-336. (HEALTHINF 2020 - 13th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2020).

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