Title :
Cuid@Web: A supporting plataform for informal caregivers
Author :
Guerra, Helia ; Mendes Gomes, Luis ; Andrade, Carmen ; Simas, Hugo ; Alves, Joao ; Martins, Tiago
Author_Institution :
ALGORITMI, Univ. do Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
Abstract :
Informal caregivers contribute decisively to improving the quality of life of people with special needs (the elderly or people with temporary or permanent disabilities) to extend the stay of these people in their home or family environment. However, by giving priority to the dependent person they are facing serious risks jeopardizing their own health. In this paper, we present the Cuid@Web project that aims to create a Web infrastructure to support informal caregivers, promoting their literacy in health, through the development of skills related to their duties and the management of risks to their health.
Keywords :
Internet; medical information systems; Cuid@Web project; Web infrastructure; health literacy; informal caregivers; risk management; Europe; Instruments; Mobile communication; Senior citizens; Unified modeling language; Web 2.0; eHealth; informal caregivers; information system; people with disabilities and special needs; web platform;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2015 10th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aveiro
DOI :
10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170593
