caa a22 4500 605451044 CHVBK 20210128105154.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10433-015-0333-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10433-015-0333-4 Information and communication technologies for informal carers and paid assistants: benefits from micro-, meso-, and macro-levels [Elektronische Daten] [Stephanie Carretero, James Stewart, Clara Centeno] The aim of this study was to explore the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICT)-based services for informal carers and paid assistants of older people living in the community. We cross-case analysed the effects of twelve initiatives in the EU, the USA and Canada, based on their individual analysis documented through interviews with promoters and a literature review. We carried out the cross-case analysis following a variables-oriented strategy on seven dimensions of impact at micro-, meso- and macro-levels: the quality of life of informal carers and paid assistants, quality of life of care recipients, quality of care, care efficiency and sustainability, acceptability, and infrastructure and accessibility. ICT-based services for informal carers and paid assistants improve the quality of life of older people and their carers and access to qualified care. They also generate savings which contribute to the sustainability of the care systems. These findings constitute a first look at the benefits of the use of ICT-based services for informal carers and paid assistants. Nevertheless, more research using experimental methods is needed to demonstrate the impact of these ICT-based services at meso- and macro-levels. This would help to support policy-makers to deploy these technologies for long-term care delivery. The Author(s), 2015 Quality of life nationallicence Quality of care nationallicence Efficiency nationallicence Cost-effectiveness nationallicence Long-term care nationallicence Social investment nationallicence Carretero Stephanie Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre - European Commission, Edificio EXPO, c/ Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092, Seville, Spain aut Stewart James School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK aut Centeno Clara Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre - European Commission, Edificio EXPO, c/ Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092, Seville, Spain aut European Journal of Ageing Springer Netherlands 12/2(2015-06-01), 163-173 1613-9372 12:2<163 2015 12 10433 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-015-0333-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-015-0333-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carretero Stephanie Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre - European Commission, Edificio EXPO, c/ Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092, Seville, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stewart James School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Centeno Clara Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre - European Commission, Edificio EXPO, c/ Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092, Seville, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Ageing Springer Netherlands 12/2(2015-06-01), 163-173 1613-9372 12:2<163 2015 12 10433 SWISSBIB 343243474