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Modes of independence while informal caregiving
Hilda Tellioğlu, Susanne Hensely-Schinkinger, Aparecido Fabiano Pinatti De Carvalho
878 - 885
10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-878
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 217: Assistive Technology
Abstract

This paper is about understanding and conceptualizing the notion of independence in the context of caregiving. Based on the current studies and on our ethnographic and design research in an AAL project (TOPIC) we introduce a model of independence consisting of four dimensions: action, finance, decision, and emotion. These interrelated dimensions are described and discussed in the setting of informal caregiving. Some additional examples are shown to illustrate how to reduce the dependence of informal caregivers before concluding the paper.

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