Perspectives on Technology Use in the Context of Caregiving for Persons With Dementia: Qualitative Interview Study
The 2 analyses were conducted separately, but there was notable overlap in the data, suggesting temporal stability of identified content. Both analyses suggested care partners' relative comfort with technology and its use, but other care partners noted concerns about integrating technology and caregiving. Care partners' reports of increased technology use throughout the COVID-19 pandemic may also suggest that the pandemic impacted their perceptions of the usefulness of technology, being influenced by the requirements of their reality. Future investigations should examine how to support care partners in adopting relevant technology.
Authors
- Allison Cammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4965-4112)
- Shoshana Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-6754)
- Lorraine Holtslander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8641-150X)
- Kristen R. Haase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-2110)
- Karl S Grewal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5259-0979)
- Lachlan A. McWilliams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-5900)
- Megan E. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4322)
- Raymond J. Spiteri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-6237)
- Joanne Michael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-2870)
- Shelley Peacock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2365-1418)
- Rory Gowda-Sookochoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-8292)
- Rhoda MacRae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9972-7506)
- Mary Harrison
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- NHS Lanarkshire (GB)
- Alzheimer Society of Canada (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63041
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.25
Funders
- Consortium canadien en neurodégénérescence associée au vieillissement
- Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research