Climate change in the context of informal care – The development of an app for caregivers
J. Lange, J. Ludwig, D. Dhungana, M. Reiner, M. Golla
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AbstractThe Austrian project “Climate Change and Health in the Context of Informal Care” aims to improve digital health literacy among informal caregivers (family caregivers & 24h caregivers) through the development of an app designed to support them during heat waves, providing essential information to minimize health risks and ensuring climate-sensitive care. (Research) Projects can be found in developing apps for professional and informal caregivers to support them in their daily caring activities (e.g. Hudelmayer et al., 2023; Sala-González et al., 2021; Vandersman et al., 2021). Little scientific information exists about apps specifically for informing and educating informal caregivers on the health effects of climate change, on explaining and showing them how to protect themselves and their patients from health-worsening consequences.Keywords: digital health literacy, climate change, health app, informal care, participatory research
J. Lange, J. Ludwig, D. Dhungana, M. Reiner, M. Golla (2024). Climate change in the context of informal care – The development of an app for caregivers. Gerontechnology, 23(2), 1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.928.opp