Chinese Immigrant Caregivers: Understanding Their Unmet Needs and the Co-Design of an mHealth App.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 GERONTOLOGY

Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-17 DOI:10.1017/S0714980824000187

Kexin Yu, Haojun Jiang, Mandong Liu, Shinyi Wu, Maryalice Jordan-Marsh, Iris Chi

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Abstract

Background: Immigrant caregivers support the aging population, yet their own needs are often neglected. Mobile technology-facilitated interventions can promote caregiver health by providing easy access to self-care materials.

Objective: This study employed a design thinking framework to examine Chinese immigrant caregivers' (CICs) unmet self-care needs and co-design an app for promoting self-care with CICs.

Methods: Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in conceptual design and prototype co-design phases.

Findings: Participants reported unmet self-care needs influenced by psychological and social barriers, immigrant status, and caregiving tasks. They expressed the need to learn to keep healthy boundaries with the care recipient and respond to emergencies. Gaining knowledge was the main benefit that drew CICs' interest in using the self-care app. However, potential barriers to use included issues of curriculum design, technology anxiety, limited free time, and caregiving burdens.

Discussion: The co-design process appears to be beneficial in having participants voice both barriers and preferences.

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中国移民护理人员：了解他们未被满足的需求，共同设计移动医疗应用程序。

背景：移民照顾者为老龄化人口提供支持，但他们自身的需求却常常被忽视。移动技术促进的干预措施可以通过提供方便的自我护理材料来促进护理人员的健康：本研究采用设计思维框架来研究中国移民照顾者（CICs）未得到满足的自我保健需求，并与中国移民照顾者共同设计一款促进自我保健的应用程序：在概念设计和原型共同设计阶段进行了 19 次半结构式访谈：受心理和社会障碍、移民身份和护理任务的影响，参与者报告了未得到满足的自我护理需求。他们表示需要学习与受照护者保持健康的界限并应对紧急情况。获得知识是吸引社区信息员使用自我护理应用程序的主要好处。然而，潜在的使用障碍包括课程设计、技术焦虑、空闲时间有限以及护理负担等问题：讨论：共同设计过程似乎有利于让参与者提出障碍和偏好。

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Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

5.30%

发文量

109

期刊介绍： The Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (CJA/RCV) promotes excellence in research and disseminates the latest work of researchers in the social sciences, humanities, health and biological sciences who study the older population of Canada and other countries; informs policy debates relevant to aging through the publication of the highest quality research; seeks to improve the quality of life for Canada"s older population and for older populations in other parts of the world through the publication of research that focuses on the broad range of relevant issues from income security to family relationships to service delivery and best practices.