Perceptions and Attitudes toward a Proposed Digital Health Physical Activity Program among Older Family Caregivers of Persons with Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study
Inform Health Soc Care. 2023 Jul 7:1-13. doi: 10.1080/17538157.2023.2227704. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTailored physical activity (PA) programs using digital health technologies in the home can promote family caregivers' (FCGs) physical function and psychological wellbeing. However, there is a gap in research for digital health PA interventions targeting older FCGs of persons with HF (HF-FCGs). The burden of caregiving for persons with HF may displace the FCG's self-care, including PA. Therefore, we examined older HF-FCGs' perceptions and attitudes toward three technology components (video-conferencing, fitness tracker...
Source: Informatics for Health and Social Care - July 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dawon Baik Blaine Reeder Heather Coats Christina Baker Catherine Jankowski Source Type: research