The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Platform as an Online Informational and Social Support Tool for People Living With Memory Problems and Their Carers: An Evaluation of User Engagement, Usability and Usefulness

David Howe, Jonathan Thorpe, Rosie Dunn, Caroline White, Kate Cunnah, Rebecca Platt, Kevon Paulson, Emma Wolverson have published:

The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Platform as an Online Informational and Social Support Tool for People Living With Memory Problems and Their Carers: An Evaluation of User Engagement, Usability and Usefulness Journal of Applied Gerontology doi: 10.1177/0733464819885326

This paper was published as part of the CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD project, which was an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project investigating the use and potential benefits of a custom-built social networking and information-sharing website designed for use by people living with dementia/cognitive impairment and their carers. The University of Hull team on this project consisted of staff from clinical psychology, social work, and engineering. This paper analysed the participants’ use of the website, as well as feedback relating to the usefulness and usability of the website.