Investigating non-face-to-face service awareness and needs of family caregivers with dementia patients during COVID-19 pandemic
M. Park, B. B. Dlamini, T. T. T. Giap, J. Jung, J. P. Kim, J. Kim, T. T. T. Doan
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AbstractThe number of dementia patients is increasing worldwide, and it is predicted to further increase by more than 50 million by 2050 (World Health Organization, 2012).About 55% of dementia patient are care at home by family caregivers such as spouse or children in Korea even after implementation of the long-term care insurance system (Park, Ko, Jung, & Jung, 2019). The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in shifting to non-face-to-face services provision to dementia patient especially in provision of education and support. Non-face-to-face services allows every dementia patient and caregiver to participate beyond limitation of time, place and COVID-19 restrictions. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) presented show that external variables such as COVID-19 influences perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of non-face-to-face services so that caregivers develop good attitudes towards its usage (Ammenwerth, 2019). Good attitude of using non-face-to-face services influences the intention of use of the service. Thus, this study aims to investigate the awareness and demands for non-face-to-face services among family caregivers of dementia patients during COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords: caregivers, dementia, long-term care, COVID-19
M. Park, B. B. Dlamini, T. T. T. Giap, J. Jung, J. P. Kim, J. Kim, T. T. T. Doan (2022). Investigating non-face-to-face service awareness and needs of family caregivers with dementia patients during COVID-19 pandemic. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.677.pp7