Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile

Abarca, Esmeralda, Campos, Solange, Herskovic, Valeria and Fuentes, Carolina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0871-939X 2018. Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 13 (1) , 1422663. 10.1080/17482631.2017.1422663

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Abstract

Purpose: Informal caregivers of bedridden elders need a respite. One form of obtaining a respite is through volunteers who are contacted by means of information and communication technology (ICT). Method: A qualitative study was carried out in a low-income district in Santiago, Chile, to learn about how caregivers of bedridden elders perceive the possibility of using ICT to access this respite. In-depth interviews were carried out and transcribed verbatim, then analysed using open coding. Results: The results reveal that caregivers are willing to receive a volunteer in their home and use ICT to communicate with them, although a discrepancy exists between the use of devices connected to the Internet and feature phones. Conclusion: This study concludes that informal caregivers of bedridden elders have a favourable disposition towards accessing a respite system by means of ICT based on a peer-to-peer economy.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Publisher:	Co-Action Publishing: Creative Commons Attribution / Informa Healthcare / Co-Action Publishing
ISSN:	1748-2623
Date of Acceptance:	24 December 2017
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2023 16:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164649

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