Title
How Values Shape Collaboration Between Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions and Spousal Caregivers.
Abstract
Individuals with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) collaborate with spousal caregivers daily to pursue what is most important to their health and well-being. Previous research in human-computer interaction has supported individuals with chronic conditions or their caregivers, but little has supported both as a unit. We conducted a field study with 12 patient-caregiver dyads, all married and living together, to identify partners' values and how they shape collaborative management of MCC. Partners' coinciding values motivated them to empathize with and support each other in the face of challenges related to health and well-being. When their values were asymmetric, they perceived tensions between individual autonomy and their ability to coordinate with their partner. Systems to support partners in this context could help them overcome asymmetric values, but should balance this with support for individual autonomy.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3025453.3025923
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
Multiple chronic conditions, self-management, self-care, caregiver, patient, coordination, collaboration
Social psychology,Self care,Multiple Chronic Conditions,Computer science,Self-management,Autonomy,Human–computer interaction
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.41
29
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andrew B. L. Berry193.61
Catherine Lim230.75
Andrea Hartzler316425.55
Tad Hirsch427436.25
Edward H. Wagner532.10
Evette Ludman630.75
James D. Ralston75013.39