| Email address | arefthymiou@yahoo.com |
|---|---|
| Affiliation / Organisation | Cyprus University of Technology |
| Country | Cyprus* |
| Which is the PRIMARY NET4Age Working Group you are involved in? | WG2 WG3 |
| Paper 1 | |
| DOI | DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13341 |
| Title | Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy and their association with other caring concepts among carers of people with dementia: A descriptive correlational study |
| Authors | Efthymiou, A, Middleton, N, Charalambous, A, Papastavrou, E |
| Journal | Health and Social Care in the Community |
| Link | In production (will be available within week) |
| Keywords | Health Literacy eHealth Literacy carers people with dementia |
| Relevant files | N/A |
| Paper 2 | |
| DOI | DOI: 10.2196/12504 |
| Title | Adapting 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 |
| Authors | Efthymiou, A, Middleton, N, Charalambous, A, Papastavrou, E |
| Journal | J Med Internet Res |
| Link | https://www.jmir.org/2019/11/e12504 |
| Keywords | eHealth literacy scales carers technology chronic disease |
| Relevant files | N/A |
| Paper 3 | |
| DOI | doi: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 |
| Journal | JMIR Mhealth Uhealth |
| Link | https://mhealth.jmir.org/2020/6/e14618 |
| Keywords | informal carers mobile apps websites usability reliability |
| Relevant files | N/A |
| 4. Focus of research during the past 3 years | SH3_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 years | 1)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 activities | SH3_9 Health, ageing and society, LS7_8 Epidemiology and public health |
| 7. Other ongoing research | 1)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 other | 1) 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 content | a 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 world | Businesses/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 Action | Yes |
| 4. Familiarity with international funding programmes | Erasmus+, European Social Fund (ESF) |
| 5. Interest in international funding programmes | Europe for citizens Horizon Europe |