Predictors of digital support services use by informal caregivers: a cross-sectional comparative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Digital support services may provide informal caregivers with remote access to information and training about care issues. However, there is limited specific data on how factors such as demographics, socioeconomic resources and the caregiving context may influence caregivers' use of digital support services. The aim of this study is to identify associations between informal caregiver's characteristics and the use of the internet to access digital support services in two countries: Italy and Sweden.

Setting and participants

A sample of 663 respondents who have access to the internet participated in a cross-sectional survey by completing the online questionnaire. Respondents were recruited by the Italian National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing and the Swe

SUBMITTER: Hassan AYI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058775 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature