- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (iii, 57 pages) : one illustration
- Summary
- Non-professional caregivers are an important source of physical, emotional and other support to ill or injured Veterans. With an increasing number of Veterans who require care and assistance for traumatic brain injuries (TBI), physical impairments, or other debilitating disorders such as post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and dementia, there is a greater growing demand for spouses, parents or other family members and friends to assume the role of caregiver. Electronic health applications and tools are increasingly available and have the potential to facilitate caregiving outside of traditional healthcare settings, especially in the context of the rising use of smartphones and mobile technologies. Lessons learned from prior consumer health information technology (CHIT) interventions could help inform the development of health-related mobile applications.ĈHIT applications are defined as electronic tools or technologies intended for use by consumers, by patients or family members, that interact directly with users for the management of their health or healthcare, and in which data, information, or other recommendations are tailored and/or individualized; the system may or may not link to a health professional or health system services. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is currently developing mobile applications intended for use by seriously injured post-9/11 Veterans and their family caregivers enrolled in the Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program. This report was requested on behalf of the VA offices that are developing these mobile tools.̂The objectives of this report are the following: 1) to identify studies of CHIT applications that aim to support the needs of caregivers; 2) examine the usage and effects of CHIT applications on caregiver burden outcomes, and patient outcomes, clinical process measures, and healthcare utilization of interest; 3) discuss parallels that can be drawn from pediatric literature, and 4) identify gaps in the literature.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Technical reports.
- Note
- "Evidence-based synthesis program."
- "November 2012."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-54).
- Funding (note)
- Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, Devan Kansagara, M.D., M.C.R., Director.
- VA-ESP
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed April 22, 2021).
- Call Number
- GPO Internet VA 1.107/3:SU 7/2
- OCLC
- marcive833312529
- Author
Dyer, Edward A., author.
- Title
Mobile applications and internet-based approaches for supporting non-professional caregivers : a systematic review / Edward A. Dyer [and four others].
- Publisher
Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research and Development Service, 2012.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-54).
- Funding
Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, Devan Kansagara, M.D., M.C.R., Director.
VA-ESP 05-225
- Connect to:
- Added Author
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body.
Durham VA Medical Center. Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center.
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.)
Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.)
- Gpo Item No.
0985-A-12 (online)
- Sudoc No.
VA 1.107/3:SU 7/2