Other Titles
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.
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
Recommended Citation
Landeiro, Maria Jose Lumini and Martins, Teresa, "Educational tool to improve caregiver role" (2014). INRC (Congress). 280.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2014/presentations_2014/280
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.