A Qualitative Study of Caregiving in Support of Aging in Place to Inform Analyses of Caregivers’ Work and Design of Robot Caregivers

Keith S. Jones*, Dennis J. Harris, Barbara Cherry, Mohan Sridharan

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Abstract

To design robots that meet older adults’ caregiving needs, one would need to understand what caregivers do to support aging in place. Thus, analyses of caregivers’ work are needed. To do so, one must first identify the type of work system in which such caregiving is embedded because that will determine the type of work analyses that should be conducted. Toward that end, researchers observed caregiving in older adults’ homes, and interviewed caregivers. The resultant qualitative data were leveraged to address whether caregiving exhibited the main characteristics of a complex socio-technical system. The present data suggests caregiving should be analyzed via formative work analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2021
EditorsJay Kalra, Nancy J. Lightner, Redha Taiar
PublisherSpringer
Pages261-268
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783030807436
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jul 2021
EventAHFE Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 25 Jul 202129 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume263
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

ConferenceAHFE Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period25/07/2129/07/21

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Aging in place
  • Caregiving
  • Human factors
  • Robot
  • Work analysis

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