Stroke caregivers' perception on instant messaging application use for psychological intervention: a qualitative study
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Stroke caregivers find instant messaging (IM) apps highly useful for psychological support, overcoming barriers to traditional services. This technology offers convenient, personalized interventions for those facing significant burdens.
Area Of Science
- Gerontology
- Psychology
- Health Services Research
Background
- Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally, impacting over 80 million individuals.
- Family caregivers of stroke patients experience significant psychological and physical burdens, facing barriers to accessing support services.
- The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges by limiting in-person caregiver support and highlighting the need for alternative interventions.
Purpose Of The Study
- To explore the perceived utility of instant messaging (IM) applications for delivering psychological interventions to stroke caregivers.
- To understand caregivers' perspectives on the convenience, accessibility, and effectiveness of IM-based psychological support.
- To identify potential benefits and challenges of using IM for caregiver interventions in real-world settings.
Main Methods
- Conducted individual telephone semi-structured interviews with 36 adult family stroke caregivers in Hong Kong.
- Employed purposive sampling to recruit participants between January and August 2020.
- Utilized an interpretive description approach for analyzing transcribed interview data.
Main Results
- Caregivers perceived IM-delivered psychological interventions as highly convenient and easy to use.
- Participants identified advantages of IM that overcome existing barriers to accessing traditional support services.
- The flexibility of IM allowed for message delivery tailored to individual caregiver needs.
Conclusions
- There is a significant need for personalized psychological interventions for stroke caregivers.
- Instant messaging (IM) applications represent a promising modality for overcoming barriers and delivering accessible, real-time support to caregivers.
- The study highlights caregiver acceptance and perceived benefits of IM-delivered psychological interventions, offering insights for intervention design.
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