Informal Caregivers' Experiences and Perceptions of a Web-Based Peer Support Network: Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Web-based peer support interventions have shown promise in reducing social isolation and social support deficits among informal caregivers, but little research has examined how caregivers use and perceive these interventions.

Objective

In this study, we examined utilization and perceptions of a Web-based social support intervention for informal caregivers of wounded, ill, and injured United States military service members and veterans.

Methods

This was a mixed-methods study that used quantitative survey data and qualitative data from focus groups and interviews with informal caregivers enrolled in a Web-based peer support intervention to explore their use and perceptions of the intervention. The intervention was delivered via a website that featured interes

SUBMITTER: Vaughan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134228 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature