Abstract

Today’s society is aging and is becoming more care-dependent. Due to the increasing scarcity of professional care workers, we are witnessing the growing importance of non-professional family care. As the demands for caring can be challenging, digital health applications play a crucial role in assisting with caregiving tasks. These apps help family members, friends, and neighbors who are typically not trained in caregiving. While this is a promising class of tools, there is still limited knowledge on how to design them effectively. In this re- search-in-progress paper, we reviewed 29 scientific papers on requirements for informal caregiving support applications (ICSA) and derived 23 design proposi- tions. Our work raises awareness of this particular tool class, provides an over- view of options for ICSA designers, and paves the ground for future research.

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