title: Using telecomputing to provide information and support to caregivers of persons with dementia.
abstract: The Alzheimer's Disease Support Center (ADSC) is a telecomputing-based project designed to provide information and support to caregivers of persons with dementia. Inherent features of telecomputing make computer-mediated information and support systems like the ADSC a viable complement to existing efforts to meet caregivers' needs. This article outlines the rationale for the ADSC and describes its context, structure, content, and operation.
authors.affiliation: Alzheimer Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D012944:Social Support; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States