Vesna Dolničar
University of Ljubljana
Vesna Dolničar
Vesna Dolničar, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Informatics at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her research examines the acceptability of ICT-supported services and psychosocial outcomes of using these services among older people, informal carers and patients in health and social care settings.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Slovenia; |
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| Topics | Age-friendliness; Ageing in place; Care outcomes; Community-based LTC; Digital Technology; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Intergenerational approaches; Living alone; Loneliness among older people; Outcome measurement in LTC; Outcomes for unpaid/informal carers; Person-centered care; Robots and LTC; Technology and LTC; Unmet needs; Unpaid / informal care; |
| Methods | Case studies; Focus groups; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Knowledge-exchange; Literature reviews and synthesis; Measure validation; Mixed methods; Pilot study; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Quasi-experimental methods; Questionnaire; Scoping reviews; Surveys; Thematic analysis; Usability study; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Integrated Long-Term Care; Qualitative Research; Quality improvement in Long-Term Care; Quasi-experimental methods; Technology and Long-Term Care; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); |
| Website | https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/en/news-and-information/contacts/teachers/info/vesna-dolnicar |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0001-5414-0496 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8yu5NoMAAAAJ&hl=sl |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/vesnadolnicar/?originalSubdomain=si | |
| Research interests | acceptability and acceptance of ICT-supported services and psychosocial outcomes of using these services among older people, informal carers and patients in health and social care settings |
| Key publications | Dolničar, V., Petrovčič, A., Škafar, M., Laznik, J., Prevodnik, K., & Hvalič Touzery, S. (2024). Determinants of the intention to use mHealth in the future: Evidence from an intervention study of patients with chronic diseases in Slovenia. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 190, 105537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105537 Kavčič, M., Petrovčič, A., & Dolničar, V. (2023). Model of acceptance and use of market-ready home-based e-care services: A qualitative study with care receivers and informal caregivers. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 39(5), 988–1002. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2041898 Hvalič Touzery, S., Dolničar, V., & Prevodnik, K. (2022). Factors influencing informal carers’ acceptance of assistive telecare systems in the pre- and post-implementation phase: A scoping study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(5), e1484–e1504. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13840 Petrovčič, A., Boot, W. R., Burnik, T., & Dolničar, V. (2019). Improving the measurement of older adults’ mobile device proficiency: Results and implications from a study of older adult smartphone users. IEEE Access, 7, 150412–150422. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2947765 Petrovčič, A., Peek, S., & Dolničar, V. (2019). Predictors of seniors’ interest in assistive applications on smartphones: Evidence from a population-based survey in Slovenia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(9), 1623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091623 Petrovčič, A., Rogelj, A., & Dolničar, V. (2018). Smart but not adapted enough: Heuristic evaluation of smartphone launchers with an adapted interface and assistive technologies for older adults. Computers in Human Behavior, 79, 123–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.021 |