Dr. Areti Efthymiou

Email addressarefthymiou@yahoo.com
Affiliation / OrganisationCyprus University of Technology
CountryCyprus*
Which is the PRIMARY NET4Age Working Group you are involved in?WG2
WG3
Paper 1
DOIDOI: 10.1111/hsc.13341
TitleHealth Literacy and eHealth Literacy and their association with other caring concepts among carers of people with dementia: A descriptive correlational study
AuthorsEfthymiou, A, Middleton, N, Charalambous, A, Papastavrou, E
JournalHealth and Social Care in the Community
LinkIn production (will be available within week)
KeywordsHealth Literacy
eHealth Literacy
carers
people with dementia
Relevant filesN/A
Paper 2
DOIDOI: 10.2196/12504
TitleAdapting the eHealth Literacy Scale for Carers of People With Chronic Diseases (eHeals-Carer) in a Sample of Greek and Cypriot Carers of People With Dementia: Reliability and Validation Study
AuthorsEfthymiou, A, Middleton, N, Charalambous, A, Papastavrou, E
JournalJ Med Internet Res
Linkhttps://www.jmir.org/2019/11/e12504
KeywordseHealth
literacy
scales
carers
technology
chronic disease
Relevant filesN/A
Paper 3
DOIdoi:10.2196/14618
Title Review and Selection of Online Resources for Carers of Frail Adults or Older People in Five European Countries: Mixed-Methods Study
Authors Review and Selection of Online Resources for Carers of Frail Adults or Older People in Five European Countries: Mixed-Methods Study Roberta Papa, Areti Efthymiou, Giovanni Lamura, Flavia Piccinini, Giulia Onorati, Evridiki Papastavrou, Theologia Tsitsi, Giulia Casu, Licia Boccaletti, Alessandra Manattini, Rita Seneca, Carlos Vaz de Carvalho, Rita Durão, Francesco Barbabella, Frida Andréasson, Lennart Magnusson, Elizabeth Hanson
JournalJMIR Mhealth Uhealth
Linkhttps://mhealth.jmir.org/2020/6/e14618
Keywordsinformal carers
mobile apps
websites
usability
reliability
Relevant filesN/A
4. Focus of research during the past 3 yearsSH3_9 Health, ageing and society
SH3_13 Digital social research
LS7_10 Health services, health care research, medical ethics
5. Other research during the past 3 years1)Development of eLearning and blended learning courses (2) as part of Erasmus+ projects to enhance skills for eHealth literacy for carers of older people and careworkers , 2) development of mobile app Apps4Carers, 3)adaptation of the iSupport Dementia platform in Greek
6. Ongoing research for collaborative activitiesSH3_9 Health, ageing and society, LS7_8 Epidemiology and public health
7. Other ongoing research1)Development of toolkit and blended training for the enhancement of health professionals skills working with older people
8. Available to partcipate in a webinar for partners to present your ongoing research?Yes
1. Products/tools, services or other activities available for collaboration If yes, Training & education tools
Research tools
2. Available to participate in a webinar for partners to present the product, service, tool or other?Yes
3. Short description of product, tool, service or other1) a short questionnaire measuring eHealth literacy for carers : eHeals-Carer 2) blended training for enhancing the skills of carers of people with dementia
4. Innovative training/empowerment contenta blended training programme (class sessions and elearning course) for carers of frail older people and people with dementia based on Lily theory model developed by Norman and Skinner (2006), integrating additionally dimensions presented by Chan & Kaufman (2011), Gilstad (2014) and adapted to fit the web 2.0 technology requirements (https://elily.eu/about-the-project/)
5. Available to participate in a webinar for partners to present the training/empowerment content?Yes
1. Connections to local/regional ecosystem on health and well-being in an age-friendly digital worldBusinesses/NGOs, Researchers
2. If yes, please can you provide the name, link or short description of the ecosystem you are involved in?1)Researchers of Cyprus University of Technology, 2) Quality of Life Lab, Hellenic Mediterrenean University 3) Athens Alzheimer Association 4) Tech4Care research team in Italy
3. Interested in fostering a quadruple helix ecosystem within the frame of the COST ActionYes
4. Familiarity with international funding programmesErasmus+, European Social Fund (ESF)
5. Interest in international funding programmesEurope for citizens
Horizon Europe