Authors:
Fatma Cossu-Ergecer
1
;
Marit Dekker
2
;
Bert-Jan F. van Beijnum
3
and
Monique Tabak
4
Affiliations:
1
University of Twente and TriviumMeulenbeltZorg, Netherlands
;
2
Roessingh Research and Development, Netherlands
;
3
University of Twente, Netherlands
;
4
Roessingh Research and Development and University of Twente, Netherlands
Keyword(s):
Health Monitoring, Subjective Monitoring, Cognitive Impairment, Technology, Ehealth, Informal Caregiver, Formal Caregiver, Home Care, Health Informatics.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Cloud Computing
;
e-Health
;
Health Information Systems
;
Platforms and Applications
;
Telemedicine
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate an eHealth monitoring application (HELMA) that provides insight in
the health status of older adults with cognitive impairments (CI) independently living at home and their
caregivers. A mixed-method approach was used to collect data on Usability (System Usability Scale) and
Actual Use (Log data). Besides, a subgroup of participants were randomly selected and interviewed about
their experiences with HELMA (Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Behavioural Intention to Use and
Attitude). Fifty-four older adults, fifteen formal and fourteen informal caregivers participated in this study.
Results showed that HELMA is a useful supplement in the current care for older adults with cognitive
impairments. The average SUS score of HELMA of formal caregivers indicated “good” usability. The
questions of HELMA are clear. However, older adults lacked digital skills to use HELMA by themselves.
Most of the participants (80%) used HELMA according to protoco
l, for a minimum of 4 weeks. The attitude
towards willingness to learn and to use a technology were negative for almost all older adults. More
attention to different implementation strategies is needed to increase the eHealth literacy of older adults with
CI, to improve independent use of HELMA in the future.
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