Use of mobile applications and health technologies among dementia caregivers with chronic conditions: A cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Mendez KJW; Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA., Labrique AB; International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA., Budhathoki C; Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA., Sadak T; University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA., Tanner EK; Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA., Cotter VT; Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA., Han HR; Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.; Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Digital health [Digit Health] 2023 Jun 15; Vol. 9, pp. 20552076231181213. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 15 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1177/20552076231181213
Abstrakt:	Objective: Almost 80% of people, who are caring for someone with dementia, have one or more chronic conditions and require self-management support. New technologies offer promising solutions; however, little is known about what technologies caregivers use for their health or in general. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of mobile application (app) and health-related technology use among caregivers who have chronic conditions and care for someone with dementia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 122 caregivers recruited online and from communities in the Baltimore-metropolitan area. Data were collected with online surveys and computer-assisted telephone interviews. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze survey data. Results: Study participants were primarily female (95 of 122, 77.9%), middle-aged (average 53 years, standard deviation (SD) 17), well educated (average 16 years, SD 3.3), an adult child of the person with dementia (53 of 122, 43.4%), and had 4 chronic conditions on average (SD 2.6). Over 90% of caregivers used mobile apps (116 of 122), spending a range of 9 to 82 min on each app. Most caregivers reported using social media apps (96 of 116, 82.8%), weather apps (96 of 116, 82.8%), and/or music or entertainment apps (89 of 116, 76.7%). Among caregivers using each app type, more than half of caregivers used social media (66 of 96, 69%), games (49 of 74, 66%), weather (62 of 96, 65%), and/or music or entertainment apps (51 of 89, 57%) daily. Caregivers also used several technologies to support their own health-the most common being websites, mobile devices, and health-related mobile apps. Conclusion: This study supports the feasibility of using technologies to promote health behavior change and support self-management among caregivers. Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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