The CareVirtue Digital Journal for Family and Friend Caregivers of People Living With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Exploratory Topic Modeling and User Engagement Study
Users of the CareVirtue platform journaled about a variety of different topics, including generalized experiences and specific behavioral symptomology of AD/ADRD, suggesting a desire to record and share broadly across the care network. Posts were the most positive in the early evening when the tool was used habitually, rather than when writing about acute events or symptomology. We discuss the value of embedding informatics-based tools into digital interventions to facilitate real-time content delivery.
Authors
- Danny Valdez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-9881)
- Christian Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5268-5775)
- Andrew C. Pickett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-0517)
- Clover Caldwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6851-2050)
- Nicole E. Werner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-9491)
- Linda R. White
- Anna Lindén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1381-4332)
- Matthew Zuraw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3931-722X)
- Justin J. Boutilier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0904-4467)
- Priya Loganathar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9483-2849)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/67992
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health via Writing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging