THE POTENTIAL OF CROWDSOURCED ASSET MAPPING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUPPORTING DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS
Nicole Ruggiano, Tish Winton, Jane Daquin, Zhe Jiang, Monica Herzog, Jeff Gray · 2023
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Nicole Ruggiano and co-authors explore how crowd-built maps could help dementia caregivers, in a 2023 paper. Caregivers often struggle to find local education and support. Support groups work well, but time and distance keep many away. Apps where users share local facts have helped in fields from traffic to disaster aid.
Such tools let community members post resources for others nearby. The authors weigh the gains and the drawbacks for caregiver support. Benefits include easy, local, peer-fed information at any hour. Risks include uneven quality and sparse coverage in some areas. The paper asks whether a tool proven elsewhere can be adapted to a group with deep, daily needs.
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| CREATOR | Nicole Ruggiano, Tish Winton, Jane Daquin, Zhe Jiang, Monica Herzog, Jeff Gray |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |