October 5, 2024
IMPACT Career Development Awardee, Tina Sadarangani, PhD, RN, and team describe the acceptability and likelihood of family caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD) adopting CareMOBI in the new publication Exploring Family Caregivers’ Likelihood of Adopting a Novel App That Connects Care Teams of Persons Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Study.
CareMOBI (mHealth for Organizations to Bolster Interconnectedness), a mHealth app prototype, was developed to address the consistent need for improved care coordination and communication between members in home and community care settings for PLWD and members of a care team.
The investigators employed a mixed-methods triangulation design to assess the acceptability of the CareMOBI prototype among caregivers of PLWD and to identify factors that contributed to likelihood of adoption. Study findings indicate that family caregivers of PLWD are very likely to utilize CareMOBI once it is available; however, the study interviews highlighted important barriers to successful implementation that must be considered as development continues.
Read the full article here.