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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedQuintana Y, Fahy D, Crotty B
InfoSAGE: Supporting elders and families through online family networks.
With an increasingly elderly population, families are finding it increasingly challenging to coordinate care for their older family members. This paper reports on the findings of InfoSAGE, an online private social network that has tools for communication and care coordination for elders and their families.
AHRQ-funded; HS021495; HS024869.
Citation: Quintana Y, Fahy D, Crotty B .
InfoSAGE: Supporting elders and families through online family networks.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2018 Dec 5;2018:932-41..
Keywords: Elderly, Caregiving, Health Information Technology (HIT), Communication, Clinician-Patient Communication, Care Coordination
Turner AM, Osterhage K, Loughran J
Emergency information management needs and practices of older adults: a descriptive study.
The purpose of this study was to better understand how older adults manage emergency information, the barriers and facilitators to planning and management of emergency information, as well as the potential role of information technology to facilitate emergency planning and management. The investigators found that emergency information, such as emergency contact information, diagnoses, and advance directives, is a type of health information that older adults manage.
AHRQ-funded; HS022106.
Citation: Turner AM, Osterhage K, Loughran J .
Emergency information management needs and practices of older adults: a descriptive study.
Int J Med Inform 2018 Mar;111:149-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.12.001..
Keywords: Care Coordination, Elderly, Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Delivery, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Walker J, Crotty BH, O'Brien J
Addressing the challenges of aging: how elders and their care partners seek information.
Elders in retirement communities face many challenges concerning information and communication. The purpose of this study was to gain insights into how these elders and their families manage health information and communication. The study suggests that elders in senior living communities, and their families, piece together information primarily from word of mouth communication. It asserts that electronic social and collaborative technologies may make information gathering easier.
AHRQ-funded; HS021495.
Citation: Walker J, Crotty BH, O'Brien J .
Addressing the challenges of aging: how elders and their care partners seek information.
Gerontologist 2017 Oct 1;57(5):955-62. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw060..
Keywords: Elderly, Caregiving, Communication, Care Coordination, Patient and Family Engagement, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Duckworth M, Leung E, Fuller T
Nurse, patient, and care partner perceptions of a personalized safety plan screensaver.
A patient safety plan dashboard was developed that captures disparate data from the electronic health record that is then displayed as a personalized bedside screensaver. End user perceptions of the content and interface of the personalized safety plan screensavers were identified and strategies to overcome the barriers to use for future iterations were defined. Differences emerged stemming from each group of end users' role on the care team.
AHRQ-funded; HS023535.
Citation: Duckworth M, Leung E, Fuller T .
Nurse, patient, and care partner perceptions of a personalized safety plan screensaver.
J Gerontol Nurs 2017 Apr;43(4):15-22. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20170313-05.
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Keywords: Elderly, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Caregiving, Patient Safety, Patient and Family Engagement, Care Coordination
Quintana Y, Crotty B, Fahy D
InfoSAGE: use of online technologies for communication and elder care.
To identify how information and communication needs evolved with the aging process, the study authors created a living laboratory of families, supported by an online private social network with tools for care coordination.
AHRQ-funded; HS021495.
Citation: Quintana Y, Crotty B, Fahy D .
InfoSAGE: use of online technologies for communication and elder care.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;234:280-85..
Keywords: Care Coordination, Healthcare Delivery, Communication, Elderly, Health Information Technology (HIT)