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Internet and Social Media Training to Help Pensioners Connect With Friends and Family? (BBC News / Policy Exchange)

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report from the Policy Exchange think tank has suggested that loneliness among the over-65s (and the co-morbidities understood to be associated with social isolation) could be reduced significantly by training older people in use of the internet, how … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Assisted Living Technology, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Barriers to Involvement, BBC Health News, Community Involvement, Content Communities, Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital Skills Training, Digital Technology, Emerging Technology, Empowerment, Enabling Technology, Engagement, Evaluation of Social Media Use, Experiences, Facebook, Information Technology, Internet and Social Media Training, Internet Use, Involvement and Participation, Ipad Technology, Local Involvement Networks, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality in Older People, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness Harms Health, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mobile Technology, New Technology, Policy Exchange, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Promotion, Reciprocity and Wellbeing, Resilience, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Isolation and Mortality in Older People, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media Platforms, Social Media Pros and Cons, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Social Networking Tools, Social Sharing, Social Well-Being, Tablet Computers, Think Tanks, Third Age, Twitter, Use of Social Media, Web 2.0 Social Media, Wellbeing in Later Life | 1 Comment

Dementia Awareness Raising Via Social Media (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Research UK / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Facebook users can experience a simulation of the subjective effects of living with dementia. Alzheimer’s Research UK have produced their FaceDementia app which has been designed to modify users’ personal Facebook pages (safely and without long-term damage to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Carer Awareness, Coping with Memory Loss, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Empathy, Empathy and Understanding, Empathy Training, Facebook, FaceDementia, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Old-Age Memory Loss, Raising Awareness, Reducing Stigma, Simulated Memory Problems, Social Media, Societal Empathy, Staff Awareness, Use of Social Media | Leave a comment

Public Awareness and Demand for Health and Care Technology (Carers UK)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Carers UK, supported by Tunstall Healthcare (UK), commissioned a national opinion poll to investigate attitudes towards health and care technologies, telehealth and telecare. Their research discovered low public awareness of health and care technologies, and an under-appreciation of their potential. Full … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alarms, AT: Assistive Technology, Awareness, Dementia Wandering Prevention Devices, Digital Technology, Enabling Technology, Facebook, Freedom Watch (Wandering), GPS Tracking, Health and Care Technology, Health Monitoring, Information Technology, Mobile Technology, Motion Sensors, New Technology, Raising Awareness, Sensors, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Networking Tools, Tunstall Healthcare (UK), Twitter, Wandering, Wandering in Dementia, Wandering Prevention Devices, Web 2.0 Social Media, YouGov | Leave a comment

Social Media and Employee Voice (CIPD / NHS Employers / RCGP / NHS-HE Forum)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report examines the importance of “employee voice” and barriers to the use of social media for improving employee voice within organisations such as the NHS. Full Text Link (a) Reference Silverman, M. Bakhshalian, E. [and] Hillman, L. (2013). … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), National, NHS, NHS Employers, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessibility, Barriers to Technology Implementation, Blogging, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Broadcasting Tweets, Carer Support, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), CIPD: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Working, Content Aggregators, Continuing Professional Development, Crowdsourcing, Cultural Leadership, Culture, Culture Change, Curation Tools, Deliberative Engagement, Employee Silence, Employee Value Proposition (EVP), Employee Voice, Empowerment, Engagement, Experiences, Facebook, Feedback, Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed), HealthUnlocked, Hootsuite: Social Media Dashboard, Image Sharing Sites, Innovative Leadership, iWantGreatCare, Leadership and Culture, Leadership for Culture Change, Leadership Via Social Media Platforms, Learning and Professional Development, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Linkedin, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Microblogging, Networking With Peers, NHS Culture, NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, NHS Leadership, NHS London Strategic Health Authority, NHS Use of Social Media, NHS-HE Forum, NHS–HE Forum Connectivity Best Practice Working Group, Online Patient Communities, Open Educational Resources (OERs), Openness, Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, Patient Opinion, Patients Know Best, Positive Culture, Presentation Sharing Sites, Professional Sharing, Public Engagement Exercises, Rapid Learning Asset Development Tools, RCGP, Recruitment, Reducing Inappropriate Applications, Reference Tools, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), RSS Readers, Service User Experience, Signposting, Silverman Research, Social Bookmarking, Social Bookmarking Tools, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Dashboard (Hootsuite), Social Media for Chief Executives, Social Media Guidance, Social Media Highway Code (RCGP), Social Media Improving Recruitment, Social Media in Education and Research, Social Media in Recruitment, Social Media in the NHS, Social Media Literacy, Social Media Platforms, Social Media Pros and Cons, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Social Networking Tools, Social Sharing, Staff Engagement, Survey Tools, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sustainable Organisation Performance, Twitter, University of Dundee College of Medicine Dentistry Nursing and Midwifery, User Experience, Video Sharing, Video Sharing Sites, Web 2.0 Social Media, Wisdom of Crowds, YouTube | Leave a comment

Use of Social Media Among Patients and Carers (BMJ Open)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is a large and growing amount of literature concerning the use of social media by patients and caregivers. The authors of this article proposed to “map” and evaluate the state of the existing literature, with a view to … Continue reading →

Potential Roles of Social Media in the NHS (NHS Employers)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Employers briefing shows how social media is becoming central to the effective working of the NHS and argues for a more open and “permissive” approach (coupled with clarity on professional behaviour and the importance of confidentiality). The guidance in “HR and social media in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Employers, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Barriers to Integration, Barriers to Technology Implementation, Blogging, British Medical Association’s Social Media Guidance, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Continuing Professional Development, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Empowerment, Engagement, Experiences, Facebook, Feedback, General Medical Council’s Social Media Guidance, Government Digital Service (GDS), Health and Care Professions Council Social Media Guidance, Leadership Via Social Media Platforms, Learning and Professional Development, Linkedin, Microblogging, Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Social Media Guidance, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, Picture Sharing, Professional Sharing, Public Engagement Exercises, RCN's Social Media Guidance, Royal College of General Practitioners’ Social Media Guidance, Service User Experience, Social Bookmarking, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media in the NHS, Social Media Platforms, Social Sharing, Staff Engagement, Twitter, User Experience, Video Sharing, Vimeo, YouTube | Leave a comment

Social Media, Mobile Applications and Internet-Based Approaches for Supporting Non-Professional Carers: Systematic Review (US Department of Veterans Affairs)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This US systematic review investigates the potential of telehealth applications and tools to facilitate caregiving. Consumer health information technology (CHIT) interventions and applications are defined as electronic tools or technologies intended for use by consumers, by patients or family … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, AlzOnline, Assisting Carers using Telematics Interventions to Meet Older Persons’ Needs (ACTION), Barriers to Technology Implementation, Brief Symptom Inventory: BSI, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Burden on Caregivers, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers: BSFC, CAI: Caregiver Appraisal Inventory, Caregiver Appraisal Inventory, Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale: CSES, Caregiver Support, Caregiver-Patient Communication, Caregiver’s Friend: Dealing with Dementia, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carers, Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Program, Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System: CHESS, ComputerLink, Department of Veterans Affairs (US), Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Digital Unite research, Disease Burden, Dr Karim Saad, Empowerment, Empowerment and Dementia, Enhancing Caregiver-Patient Communication, Evidence-Based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Facebook, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Guardian Professional, Healthcare Utilisation Outcomes, Hope Group (Brighton), Information for Carers, Interactive Voice Response: IVR, Internet-Based Approaches for Supporting Carers, Internet-Based Caregiver Support Service: ICSS, Journal of Dementia Care: JDC, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Office of Quality and Performance, Online Family Problem-Solving: OFPS, Peer Communication, Personal Digital Assistant: PDA, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative’s (QUERI) Evidence-Based Synthesis Program (ESP), Quality of Life, Satisfaction with Life Scale: SWLS, Self-Management Education, Service User Experience, Short Message Service: SMS, Smartphones, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Stress-Related Growth: SRG, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, System Usability Scale: SUS, The Guardian, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Twitter, United States, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Experience, VA Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) Clinical Management Officers, Web Enabled Caregiver Access to Resources and Education: WECARE, Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory: WAMMI, Young Carers | Leave a comment

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