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ABSTRACT: Background
Few family caregivers of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities develop long-term care (LTC) plans for their relative. Web-based interventions promoting LTC planning have potential for widespread adoption into clinical practice.Methods
We conducted focus groups with 49 primary caregivers of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in NY, PA, OH, DE, and TX to identify barriers and facilitators of LTC planning, review existing tools, and identify critical features for web-based LTC planning interventions. Participants also answered questions on demographic characteristics and functional status.Results
NVivo qualitative analysis software was used to analyse focus groups using a grounded theory approach. Caregivers identified web tool accessibility and topics such as finances, housing, and government benefits as critical. Caregivers also described desired features for a LTC planning tool.Conclusions
This study identified desired characteristics of web-based LTC planning tools and ways in which existing web-based interventions might be adapted or enhanced.
SUBMITTER: Chicas VE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9313859 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chicas Vanessa E VE Steinway Caren C Chen Jack J Schwartz Matthew C MC Wright Charmaine C Cornacchia Michelle M Davis Thomas W TW Berens John C JC Riddle Ilka I Woodward Jason F JF Jan Sophia S
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID 20220311 3
<h4>Background</h4>Few family caregivers of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities develop long-term care (LTC) plans for their relative. Web-based interventions promoting LTC planning have potential for widespread adoption into clinical practice.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted focus groups with 49 primary caregivers of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in NY, PA, OH, DE, and TX to identify barriers and facilitators of LTC planning, review existing too ...[more]