TY  - JOUR
AU  - Scott, Andrew F
AU  - Ayers, Stephanie
AU  - Pluye, Pierre
AU  - Grad, Roland
AU  - Sztramko, Richard
AU  - Marr, Sharon
AU  - Papaioannou, Alexandra
AU  - Clark, Sandra
AU  - Gerantonis, Patricia
AU  - Levinson, Anthony J
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/22
TI  - Impact and Perceived Value of iGeriCare e-Learning Among Dementia Care Partners and Others: Pilot Evaluation Using the IAM4all Questionnaire
JO  - JMIR Aging
SP  - e40357
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
KW  - dementia
KW  - caregiver
KW  - web-based education
KW  - internet
KW  - consumer health information
KW  - feedback
KW  - perception
KW  - survey
KW  - questionnaire
KW  - patient education
KW  - health education
KW  - care partner
KW  - caregiving
KW  - spousal care
KW  - informal care
KW  - Alzheimer
KW  - cognitive impairment
KW  - cognitively impaired
KW  - Lewy body
KW  - gerontology
KW  - geriatric
AB  - Background: Care partners of people living with dementia may benefit from web-based education. We developed iGeriCare, an award-winning internet-based platform with 12 multimedia e-learning lessons about dementia. Objective: Our objective was to evaluate users’ perceptions of impact. Methods: From March 17, 2021 to May 16, 2022, data were collected upon lesson completion. We used the content-validated Information Assessment Method for all (IAM4all) for patients and the public adapted for dementia care partners. The IAM4all questionnaire assesses outcomes of web-based consumer health information. Responses were collected using SurveyMonkey, and data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics (version 28). Results: A total of 409 responses were collected, with 389 (95.1%) survey respondents completing the survey. Of 409 respondents, 179 (43.8%) identified as a family or friend care partner, 84 (20.5%) identified as an individual concerned they may have mild cognitive impairment or dementia, 380 (92.9%) identified the lesson as relevant or very relevant, and 403 (98.5%) understood the lesson well or very well. Over half of respondents felt they were motivated to learn more, they were taught something new, or they felt validated in what they do, while some felt reassured or felt that the lesson refreshed their memory. Of 409 respondents, 401 (98%) said they would use the information, in particular, to better understand something, discuss the information with someone else, do things differently, or do something. Conclusions: Users identified iGeriCare as relevant and beneficial and said that they would use the information. To our knowledge, this is the first time the IAM4all questionnaire has been used to assess patient and caregiver feedback on internet-based dementia education resources. A randomized controlled trial to study feasibility and impact on caregiver knowledge, self-efficacy, and burden is in progress. 
SN  - 2561-7605
UR  - https://aging.jmir.org/2022/4/e40357
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/40357
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36150051
DO  - 10.2196/40357
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/40357
ER  -