Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia
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Resumo: | Abstract Objective: To analyze the perceptions of caregivers and health professionals about a mobile application used for the caring and social support of people with dementia. Method: A qualitative study was performed on the experience of implementing a Mobile Care System for Older Adults (Sistema Móvel de Assistência ao Idoso, SMAI) in the routine of caregivers of people with dementia, treated at an outpatient clinic for cognitive disorders. Data were obtained through the application of questionnaires about the characteristics of caregivers and the Zarit scale to assess the level of burden. An Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (ADLQ) was applied for functional evaluation. The perception of caregivers and professionals were collected through the audio recording of focus groups and analyzed according to the thematic-categorical analysis technique. Results: Twenty caregivers and five health professionals participated in the focus groups. Categories that emerged from the study revealed themes related to users’ experiences, communication, medication management, feelings of caregivers, patient management strategies, impact of dementia on caregivers’ lives, illness of caregivers and application evaluation. Conclusion: Interventions using mobile applications can help improve communication and social support in the care of dementia. The experience with the SMAI and its applications represented an innovative opportunity for both family caregivers and healthcare professionals. |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementiaCommunicationCaregiversHealth of the ElderlyTelemedicineAbstract Objective: To analyze the perceptions of caregivers and health professionals about a mobile application used for the caring and social support of people with dementia. Method: A qualitative study was performed on the experience of implementing a Mobile Care System for Older Adults (Sistema Móvel de Assistência ao Idoso, SMAI) in the routine of caregivers of people with dementia, treated at an outpatient clinic for cognitive disorders. Data were obtained through the application of questionnaires about the characteristics of caregivers and the Zarit scale to assess the level of burden. An Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (ADLQ) was applied for functional evaluation. The perception of caregivers and professionals were collected through the audio recording of focus groups and analyzed according to the thematic-categorical analysis technique. Results: Twenty caregivers and five health professionals participated in the focus groups. Categories that emerged from the study revealed themes related to users’ experiences, communication, medication management, feelings of caregivers, patient management strategies, impact of dementia on caregivers’ lives, illness of caregivers and application evaluation. Conclusion: Interventions using mobile applications can help improve communication and social support in the care of dementia. The experience with the SMAI and its applications represented an innovative opportunity for both family caregivers and healthcare professionals.Universidade do Estado do Rio Janeiro2020-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232020000100206Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia v.23 n.1 2020reponame:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstname:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)instacron:UFRJ10.1590/1981-22562020023.190277info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBrites,André da SilvaCaldas,Celia PereiraMotta,Luciana Branco daCarmo,Danielli Santos doSztajnberg,AlexandreStutzel,Matheus Costaeng2020-10-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1809-98232020000100206Revistahttp://revista.unati.uerj.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1809-9823&lng=pt&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistabgg@gmail.com1981-22561809-9823opendoar:2020-10-05T00:00Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)false |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia Brites,André da Silva Communication Caregivers Health of the Elderly Telemedicine |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Mobile Care System for Older Adults: perceptions about its use in caring for people with dementia |
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Brites,André da Silva |
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Brites,André da Silva Caldas,Celia Pereira Motta,Luciana Branco da Carmo,Danielli Santos do Sztajnberg,Alexandre Stutzel,Matheus Costa |
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Caldas,Celia Pereira Motta,Luciana Branco da Carmo,Danielli Santos do Sztajnberg,Alexandre Stutzel,Matheus Costa |
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Brites,André da Silva Caldas,Celia Pereira Motta,Luciana Branco da Carmo,Danielli Santos do Sztajnberg,Alexandre Stutzel,Matheus Costa |
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Communication Caregivers Health of the Elderly Telemedicine |
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Communication Caregivers Health of the Elderly Telemedicine |
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Abstract Objective: To analyze the perceptions of caregivers and health professionals about a mobile application used for the caring and social support of people with dementia. Method: A qualitative study was performed on the experience of implementing a Mobile Care System for Older Adults (Sistema Móvel de Assistência ao Idoso, SMAI) in the routine of caregivers of people with dementia, treated at an outpatient clinic for cognitive disorders. Data were obtained through the application of questionnaires about the characteristics of caregivers and the Zarit scale to assess the level of burden. An Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (ADLQ) was applied for functional evaluation. The perception of caregivers and professionals were collected through the audio recording of focus groups and analyzed according to the thematic-categorical analysis technique. Results: Twenty caregivers and five health professionals participated in the focus groups. Categories that emerged from the study revealed themes related to users’ experiences, communication, medication management, feelings of caregivers, patient management strategies, impact of dementia on caregivers’ lives, illness of caregivers and application evaluation. Conclusion: Interventions using mobile applications can help improve communication and social support in the care of dementia. The experience with the SMAI and its applications represented an innovative opportunity for both family caregivers and healthcare professionals. |
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