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Symposium: Challenges in the context of self-care and family caregivers

Abstract

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The development of new technologies in the health area is a strategic axis to improve family caregiving role.

Methods: Develop 'Caring for dependent persons' an interactive tool in order to provide information tailored to the needs of family caregivers of dependent patients to complement the given guidance and promote their autonomy. Using an instrument to evalauate this educacional tool through 6 experts in the area of family caregivers.

Results: Quantitative and qualitative study, quasi-experimental field, with two study groups. To be implemented in an Oporto`s hospital. Consisting of three phases: 1. - Identify the importance to have an interactive tool to improve family caregiving role. 2. - Develop of interactive tool based on Instructional Design in Context for caregivers. 3.- Evaluate the impact of the interactive tool.

Conclusion: The experts consider that the interactive educational tool is good concerning very items like accessibility, main areas, utility, Simplicity airworthiness, graphical presentation, Quality videos, Clarity of language. The major innovative element will be the platform' interactivity with the users' needs helping their decision making, allowing family caregivers to decide which information want to know and learn about.

Author Details

Maria Jose Lumini Landeiro, RN, MScN; Teresa Martins, PhD

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Educational Tool, Dependent Patients, Caregivers

Conference Name

25th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Hong Kong

Conference Year

2014

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Educational tool to improve caregiver role

Hong Kong

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The development of new technologies in the health area is a strategic axis to improve family caregiving role.

Methods: Develop 'Caring for dependent persons' an interactive tool in order to provide information tailored to the needs of family caregivers of dependent patients to complement the given guidance and promote their autonomy. Using an instrument to evalauate this educacional tool through 6 experts in the area of family caregivers.

Results: Quantitative and qualitative study, quasi-experimental field, with two study groups. To be implemented in an Oporto`s hospital. Consisting of three phases: 1. - Identify the importance to have an interactive tool to improve family caregiving role. 2. - Develop of interactive tool based on Instructional Design in Context for caregivers. 3.- Evaluate the impact of the interactive tool.

Conclusion: The experts consider that the interactive educational tool is good concerning very items like accessibility, main areas, utility, Simplicity airworthiness, graphical presentation, Quality videos, Clarity of language. The major innovative element will be the platform' interactivity with the users' needs helping their decision making, allowing family caregivers to decide which information want to know and learn about.