Older Adult Health-Related Support Networks: Implications for the Design of Digital Communication Tools.

Miruna Petrescu-PrahovaKatie OsterhageJean O TaylorIan PainterYong Kyung ChoiAnne M Turner
Published in: Innovation in aging (2020)
Health-related support networks of older adults are varied and complex. Our results suggest that digital communication tools to promote and leverage support from network members should facilitate the involvement of friends and family regardless of their physical location, allow for the transparent allocation of concrete tasks to prevent overburdening any one network member, and facilitate sharing of personal health information with family and friends while ensuring privacy and autonomy.