Perceived Impact of an Online Community Care Platform for Dutch Older Adults on Local Participation, Informal Caregiving, and Feelings of Connectedness: Pretest-Posttest Observational Study.
Sarah WillardErik van RossumMarieke D SpreeuwenbergProf Luc De WittePublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
The findings of this study indicate that online community care platforms perhaps do not provide enough "added value" in their current form. We suggest a new direction in which online community care platforms primarily support existing offline initiatives aimed at stimulating local participation, informal caregiving, and feelings of connectedness.