Exploring Family Caregivers' Likelihood of Adopting a Novel App That Connects Care Teams of Persons Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT: Family caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD) are often expected to coordinate and manage all aspects of a loved one's day-to-day care across settings with limited modern, user-friendly resources to support them. We developed CareMOBI, a mHealth app prototype that aims to support improved care coordination and communication between care team members. A concurrent mixed-methods triangulation design was used to assess the acceptability and likelihood of adopting CareMOBI among family caregivers of PLWD. Caregivers (n = 13) completed the Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire (quantitative) and semi-structured interviews (qualitative). Integration occurred using the four themes of the Technology Acceptance Model. There was strong agreement among family caregivers that Car

SUBMITTER: Fernandez Cajavilca M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature