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Saturday, 16 November 2013
Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to know a nursing strategy to use ICT’s (Blogs) with family caregivers.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to have the most important topics to relieve the care burden with ICT’s
Introduction: Social support encouraged by nurses as a strategy for family caregivers (FCs) is a phenomenon that, despite being old, currently faces the challenge of promoting care through online social networks. Objective: To describe and analyzing the use of information and communication technology (ICT) as a social support mechanism for FCs of individuals with chronic illnesses. Design: The method was a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach performed in Bogota in 2010. The case study included 20 FCs of individuals with chronic illnesses and that used a blog. According to Rodger´s theoretical model “Diffusion of innovations,” the categories were classified as follows: 1. Blog design allowing interactions by chat, forum, and email consultation; 2. Strategy implementation for 4 months with a caregiver support service for 16 hours a day, for which information was obtained through field diaries and a final interview; 3. Analysis of the information to describe the perceptions of the caregivers regarding the social support obtained through the use of the blog. Results: Describe the way in which they perceived their technological abilities and their ability to use the blog. The main categories found were care, interaction, experience, and technology. Discussion: The results were compared with those from social support reports addressing e-learning for health and theoretical perspectives on online social support.