About ENTWINE
ENTWINE is a 4-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovation Training Network (ITN), funded by the European Union and started as of September 2018. The Network will train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) for high quality PhD training.
Mostly due to increased longevity and medical advances, the needs of older/ill individuals for long-term care rise rapidly while the availability of informal caregivers decreases. Informal caregivers are those who provide unpaid care to a relative or friend with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting health or care need. This “Care Gap” will create huge problems for the sustainability of European health care systems that rely heavily on the provision of informal care. The aim of ENTWINE’s team is to investigate broad spectrum of challenges in informal caregiving and issues concerning the development and use of innovative psychology-based and technology-based interventions that support willingness and opportunity to provide informal care. The focus is on overcoming barriers following a user-centered, stakeholder-driven implementation and agile science approach to promote the adoption and implementation of innovative solutions to support informal caregivers. ENTWINE represents a stepping stone towards sustainable informal care throughout Europe.
International Domestic Workers’ Day 2021: improving the rights of migrant care workers in Italy
Informal caregivers are individuals who provide unpaid care to a family member or friend with a chronic illness, disability or other long-term care needs.
Publications
Biliunaite, I., Kazlauskas, E., Sanderman, R., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Dumarkaite, A., & Andersson, G. (2021). Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Informal Caregivers: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. JMIR, 23(4), 21466. https://doi.org/10.2196/21466
Biliunaite, I., Dumarkaite, A., Kazlauskas, E., Sanderman, R., & Andersson, G. (2021). ICBT program for improving informal caregiver well-being: A qualitative study. Internet Interventions, 23, 100361–100361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100361
New co-authored paper out from our ESR Oliver Fisher!!
Follow the link to learn about how #care staff in Sweden, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom were affected by the #COVID19 Pandemic:
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/6/767
On this International Domestic Workers’ day, we stand in solidarity with domestic workers around the world.
Check out our news item by Oliver Fisher on how the rights of migrant care workers in Italy can be improved.
https://entwine-itn.eu/international-domestic-workers-day-2021/
#InternationalDomesticWorkersDay
