title: Modes of independence while informal caregiving.
abstract: This paper is about understanding and conceptualizing the notion of independence in the context of caregiving. Based on the current studies and on our ethnographic and design research in an AAL project (TOPIC) we introduce a model of independence consisting of four dimensions: action, finance, decision, and emotion. These interrelated dimensions are described and discussed in the setting of informal caregiving. Some additional examples are shown to illustrate how to reduce the dependence of informal caregivers before concluding the paper.
authors: Vienna University of Technology, Multidisciplinary Design Group, Austria.
authors: Hilda
authors: H
authors: Tellioğlu
authors: Vienna University of Technology, Multidisciplinary Design Group, Austria.
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Hensely-Schinkinger
authors: Vienna University of Technology, Multidisciplinary Design Group, Austria.
authors: Aparecido Fabiano
authors: AF
authors: Pinatti De Carvalho
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D005791:Patient Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012656:Self-Help Devices