Information and communication technology-mediated support for working carers of older family members: an integrative literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Andersson ◽  
Christen Erlingsson ◽  
Lennart Magnusson ◽  
Elizabeth Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals Older Adults’ Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Physical Information and Communication Technology in the Era of Ambient Assisted Living: A Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Latikka ◽  
Rosana Rubio-Hernández ◽  
Elena Simona Lohan ◽  
Juho Rantala ◽  
Fernando Nieto Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Information And Communication

BACKGROUND Loneliness and social isolation can have severe effects on human health and well-being. Partial solutions to combat these circumstances in demographically aging societies have been sought from the field of information and communication technology (ICT). OBJECTIVE This systematic literature review investigates the research conducted on older adults’ loneliness and social isolation, and physical ICTs, namely robots, wearables, and smart homes, in the era of ambient assisted living (AAL). The aim is to gain insight into how technology can help overcome loneliness and social isolation other than by fostering social communication with people and what the main open-ended challenges according to the reviewed studies are. METHODS The data were collected from 7 bibliographic databases. A preliminary search resulted in 1271 entries that were screened based on predefined inclusion criteria. The characteristics of the selected studies were coded, and the results were summarized to answer our research questions. RESULTS The final data set consisted of 23 empirical studies. We found out that ICT solutions such as smart homes can help detect and predict loneliness and social isolation, and technologies such as robotic pets and some other social robots can help alleviate loneliness to some extent. The main open-ended challenges across studies relate to the need for more robust study samples and study designs. Further, the reviewed studies report technology- and topic-specific open-ended challenges. CONCLUSIONS Technology can help assess older adults’ loneliness and social isolation, and alleviate loneliness without direct interaction with other people. The results are highly relevant in the COVID-19 era, where various social restrictions have been introduced all over the world, and the amount of research literature in this regard has increased recently.

scholarly journals Using Information and Communication Technology in Home Care for Communication between Patients, Family Members, and Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitta Lindberg ◽  
Carina Nilsson ◽  
Daniel Zotterman ◽  
Siv Söderberg ◽  
Lisa Skär
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Quality Appraisal ◽  
Information And Communication

Introduction.Information and communication technology (ICT) are becoming a natural part in healthcare both for delivering and giving accessibility to healthcare for people with chronic illness living at home.Aim.The aim was to review existing studies describing the use of ICT in home care for communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.Methods.A review of studies was conducted that identified 1,276 studies. A selection process and quality appraisal were conducted, which finally resulted in 107 studies.Results.The general results offer an overview of characteristics of studies describing the use of ICT applications in home care and are summarized in areas including study approach, quality appraisal, publications data, terminology used for defining the technology, and disease diagnosis. The specific results describe how communication with ICT was performed in home care and the benefits and drawbacks with the use of ICT. Results were predominated by positive responses in the use of ICT.Conclusion.The use of ICT applications in home care is an expanding research area, with a variety of ICT tools used that could increase accessibility to home care. Using ICT can lead to people living with chronic illnesses gaining control of their illness that promotes self-care.

scholarly journals Social Media-Based E-Government Application Feature

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 4203-4209
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Central Government ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

Relation between e-Government and social media is an inseparable relationship. The purpose of e-Government who wants to improve public services, with the help of information and communication technology. The best solution is using social media. In Indonesia, e-Government is a concept that is implemented not only by the central government, but also by regional/local governments. Right now, many local governments in Indonesia already implemented e-Government. However, not all of Indonesia local governments that implemented egovernment have a social media-based e-Government application. There is a chance that a certain city/regency at Indonesia using same social media-based e-Government application. If the application is seen in terms of features, each application also has different features combination, which are the strengths and the uniqueness of each application. In this study, there are 9 applications that examined from 9 cities / regency in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to analyse the relation between e-government and social media, in terms of using social media features and identified features that exist in each e-Government application that examined from 9 cities / regency in Indonesia with Systematic Literature Review. The feature found will be categorized with feature functionality categorization: Identity, Conversations, Sharing, Presence, Relationships, Reputation, and Groups. Each feature found can be having more than 1 feature functionality. The result of this study can be used as an indicator about features available at social media-based e-Government application and this study can be used to be a comparison or references for making another social media-based e-Government application in the future

scholarly journals Pembelajaran Multikultur Melalui Edutainment di Galeri Indonesia Kaya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceria Isra Ningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Interactive Applications ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach

Today, the multicultural education in traditional games can be packed together with information and communication technology. This can lead to greater curiosity from the younger generation to learn multiculturalism in Indonesia by using gadgets that educating also entertaining. The location of the research was conducted at Galeri Indonesia Kaya (GIK) located at Grand Indonesia Mall, Central Jakarta. The aims of this research are (1) exploring multicultural learning through edutainment in GIK and (2) explaining the multicultural communication perspective shown in GIK. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection techniques use the interview data and some literature review. The results of the study are as follows (1) GIK visitors are very impressed with the presentation of cultural information and experienced different ambience of multicultural learning because studying Indonesian culture now is no longer monotonous but very easy and fun. This is because delivering Indonesian cultural knowledge in GIK use many interactive applications that support multicultural learning through edutainment; and (2) GIK presents several perspectives of multiculturalism communication, ie (a) inclusive/the value of openness; (b) the value of prioritizing the dialogue actively; (c) the value of humanity; (d) the value of fairness; (e) the value of equality and fraternal brotherhood; and (f) the value of loving the homeland

Communications through contemporary tools of information and communication technology: Health among separated family members (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariko Nishikitani ◽  
Mie Ariyoshi ◽  
Yasunobu Nohara ◽  
Junko Umihara
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Psychosocial Status ◽  
Neighborhood Social Cohesion ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools

BACKGROUND Currently, the number of single-living workers who are separated from spouses and families has been increasing due to the development of information and communication technology (ICT) and the achievement of mobility. At the same time, concerns have emerged about the mental and physical health status of solitary members living apart from family members. The development of media for interpersonal communication through ICT tools and the Internet system has been remarkable and has enabled two-way communication across distances and borders. Thus, easy access to this simultaneous form of communication has been expected to contribute to and mitigate the psychosocial status of isolated individuals. OBJECTIVE This study aims to elucidate the health benefits of ICT by providing a psychosocial health assessment and determining the characteristics of ICT tools and the frequency of communication. METHODS This study is cross-sectional in nature. The study subjects are adults living separately from family members or those who have such family members living separately due to work and other reasons. The participants were requested to fill up a web response-system questionnaire about the status of their ICT use and health status and their evaluation of life and society. They were divided into two groups according to their communication tools and frequency of use and statistically compared in terms of living alone, health, and psychosocial status. RESULTS In total, 15 of 73 participants were categorized in the highly skilled in ICT tools (HSI) group, which uses two types of ICT tools, namely, live, such as video chat and voice call, and text, such as short message service and e-mail, to communicate frequently. A simple comparison between the HSI and reference groups exhibited significant differences in neighborhood social cohesion, perceived social position, and life satisfaction but not in health, lifestyle, and dyadic trust in families with members living separately. Multivariate regression analysis was adjusted for confounding factors, such as level of education, age, gender, and job status. The results indicate that poor subjective health tended to show an odds ratio of less than 1 (OR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.03–1.02). Moreover, the HCT group demonstrated significant positive relationships with neighborhood social cohesion (β = 2.40, 95% CI: 0.56–4.24), perceived social position (β = 1.17, 95% CI: 0.11–2.23), and life satisfaction (β = 1.46, 95% CI: 0.58–2.34) using the same multivariate regression model. CONCLUSIONS The findings study suggested that people who frequently communicate with separated family members by taking advantage of various ICT tools can maintain a positive mental state and better social relations among those living alone and away from their families.

scholarly journals How do People with Disability Use and Experience Virtual Worlds and ICT: A Literature Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Stendal
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Personal Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
People With Disability ◽  
Information And Communication

There is wide agreement that information and communication technology (ICT) is a valuable tool for people with disability. Several research disciplines have focused on how people with disability can take advantage of the technology available for social, educational and personal purposes. Virtual worlds represent the latest addition to the technologies available, yet there is little research on how people with disability use and experience virtual worlds. A review of research conducted in different disciplines on the affordances and challenges of virtual worlds and ICT for people with disability is presented here. The main objective was to highlight areas that lack sufficient research in the field of virtual worlds for people with disability. Understanding how use of ICT influences people with disability is important to identify the possibilities and challenges virtual worlds offer to this group. Findings from this study indicate that there is little empirical research exploring the social aspects, work opportunities and personal value virtual worlds may offer people with disability. The research reviewed points to the importance of bringing research disciplines together to accelerate knowledge about the potential and promises of virtual worlds for people with disability.

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