BetterCare Project
BetterCare Project
Podcast Description
BETTERCARE is a Qwerty Podcast production, Coordinated by Nida Abed, Registered Nurse and Researcher at FISABIO, and PhD student at Universidad Miguel Hernández of Elche .
This podcast is an initiative of BetterCare, Cost Action 22152, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Learn more at www.cost.eu.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes related to home care, focusing specifically on the issues faced by informal caregivers. Topics include preventing care-related errors, empowering caregivers, ensuring safety in home care, and the challenges posed by an aging population. Examples from episodes highlight the emotional impact of caregiving mistakes and propose frameworks for support and training.
BETTERCARE is a Qwerty Podcast production, Coordinated by Nida Abed, Registered Nurse and Researcher at FISABIO, and PhD student at Universidad Miguel Hernández of Elche .
This podcast is an initiative of BetterCare, Cost Action 22152, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). Learn more at www.cost.eu.
Caring errors at home are far more widespread than imagined. Medication-related ones are the most
common, but they are not the only type.
Not only do they affect to recipients but caregivers as well. The emotional impact of making mistakes
may lead to futher errors. That is why prevention, support and rehabilitation are essential in addressing
this issue.
The BetterCare Project seeks to raise awareness about home care by exploring key issues related to it and
assessing its impact on patient safety. It further addresses preventive strategies and interventions to reduce
the risk of errors in home care settings.
This episode explores how informal caregivers can be effectively supported in the wake of care-
related mistakes
This is the focus of this episode; exploring how a framework can be designed to support home carers after
mistakes occur.
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