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Elders' attitudes and behavior regarding ComputerLink

P F Brennan¹, K Smyth

¹Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care

|January 1, 1994

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Caregivers of Alzheimer's patients found the ComputerLink system helpful for information and support. Users generally had positive attitudes but often underestimated their usage of the telecommunications modules.

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Health Informatics
Caregiver Support Technologies

Background:

Alzheimer's disease presents significant challenges for caregivers.
Effective support systems are crucial for managing caregiver burden.
Telecommunications technology offers potential solutions for remote caregiver assistance.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the usability and user attitudes towards ComputerLink, a telecommunications system for Alzheimer's caregivers.
To assess the impact of ComputerLink on caregiver support and information access.
To compare subjective and objective measures of system usage.

Main Methods:

A cohort of 47 caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease participated.
Participants had 12 months of access to the ComputerLink system over a 19-month period.

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Attitudes towards ComputerLink were assessed, alongside subjective and objective usage data collection.

Main Results:

A total of 3875 accesses to ComputerLink were recorded.
Caregivers generally reported positive attitudes towards using the computer network.
Users tended to under-report their actual frequency of system access.

Conclusions:

ComputerLink is perceived positively by caregivers of Alzheimer's patients.
The system provides valuable information and decision-making support.
Discrepancies between reported and actual usage highlight the need for accurate data capture in technology adoption studies.