Brennan P F
Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4904.
Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1992:156-60.
ComputerLink is a specialized computer network designed to support caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease. ComputerLink delivers information, communication, and decision support, accessed through home terminals. It stands as a unique demonstration of how information technologies support collaboration among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease, and between caregivers and professionals. In a randomized field experiment involving 102 AD caregivers, 47 caregivers had access to ComputerLink for 12 months, during which they accessed it 3888 times. Behavioral indicators of use demonstrate that ComputerLink promotes collaboration by providing pathways for communications among caregivers and by facilitating their access to information.
ComputerLink是一个专门设计用于支持阿尔茨海默病患者护理人员的计算机网络。ComputerLink通过家庭终端提供信息、通信和决策支持。它是信息技术如何支持阿尔茨海默病患者家庭护理人员之间以及护理人员与专业人员之间协作的独特范例。在一项涉及102名阿尔茨海默病护理人员的随机现场实验中，47名护理人员可以使用ComputerLink长达12个月，在此期间他们访问该网络3888次。使用行为指标表明，ComputerLink通过为护理人员之间的通信提供途径并促进他们获取信息来促进协作。
