Spann, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-686X, Vicente, J., Abdi, S. et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Benefits and barriers of technologies supporting working carers—a scoping review. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30 (1). e1-e15. ISSN 0966-0410
Abstract
Combining work and care can be very challenging. If not adequately supported, carers’ employment, well-being and relationships may be at risk. Technologies can be potential solutions. We carried out a scoping review to find out what is already known about technologies used by working carers. The search included academic and grey literature published between January 2000 and June 2020. Sixteen relevant publications were analysed and discussed in the context of the broader discourse on work-care reconciliation. Technologies discussed can be classified as: (a) web-based technologies; (b) technologies for direct communication; (c) monitoring technologies; and (d) task-sharing tools. Technologies can help to make work-care reconciliation more manageable and alleviate psychosocial and emotional stress. General barriers to using technology include limited digital skills, depending on others to use technologies, privacy and data protection, cost, limited technological capabilities, and limited awareness regarding available technologies. Barriers specific to some technologies include work disruptions, limited perceived usefulness, and lacking time and energy to use technologies. More research into technologies that can address the needs of working carers and how they are able to use them at work is needed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | barriers; benefits; employment; scoping review; technology; working carers |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/P009255/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2021 15:54 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2022 14:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/hsc.13421 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175016 |