Table 5.
Overview of the prevailing and possible additional levels of interventions recommended to address the identified challenges.
Challenge | Level of intervention | ||
System (macro) | Provider (meso) | User (micro) | |
Design and usability of technology | ya | xb | y |
ICTc solutions are time-consuming |
|
y | x |
ICT solutions lack specificity |
|
x |
|
ICT solutions are not integrated in different devices |
|
x |
|
ICT solutions don’t provide diverse content |
|
x |
|
Distrust in technology |
|
|
x |
Digital illiteracy |
|
|
x |
ICT may replace other support measures for informal caregivers | y | y | x |
Lack of awareness | y | y | x |
Lack of interoperability and fragmentation of support solutions | x | y |
|
Gap between research and ICT solutions providers | x | y |
|
Funding and cost of technology | x | y |
|
Sustainability and lack of business models | y | x |
|
ICT may create inequality | y | y | x |
Poor ICT infrastructure | x |
|
|
Autonomy |
|
y | x |
Privacy |
|
y | x |
Technophobia and dehumanization of care | y | y | x |
ay: additional possible perspectives for intervention.
bx: prevailing perspective for intervention.
cICT: information and communication technology.