Hi There
Firstly I'd like to thank you for taking the time to fill in the survey and provide us with some valuable feedback.
You're right in pointing out that our current study is limited in its scope, in that it's only looking at how individuals with chronic conditions use the internet to manage their own health needs. We are limiting our scope in this way so that we can answer a specific question about this population.
I agree that understanding how
carers use the internet to manage their own health needs, and support them in fulfilling their role as a carer, is a very important area to understand. Here are some papers looking into how carers use the internet. I hope you find these interesting.
"The Effectiveness of an Internet Support Forum for Carers of People With Dementia: A Pre-Post Cohort Study"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24583789
"How Women Use Digital Technologies for Health: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30681963
The use of the internet for health reasons is still a new phenomenon, therefore not well studied. However, more and more studies are happening in this area. Let's hope that research in this area continues to thrive, and that the experiences of carers may be better taken into account and understood.
Thank you