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_id: '12785'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Due to the demographic aging of society, the demand for skilled caregiving
    is increasing. However, the already existing shortage of professional caregivers
    will exacerbate in the future. As a result, family caregivers must shoulder a
    heavier share of the care burden. To ease the burden and promote a better work-life
    balance, we developed the Digital Case Manager. This tool uses machine learning
    algorithms to learn the relationship between a care situation and the next care
    steps and helps family caregivers balance their professional and private lives
    so that they are able to continue caring for their family members without sacrificing
    their own jobs and personal ambitions. The data for the machine learning model
    are generated by means of a questionnaire based on professional assessment instruments.
    We implemented a proof-of-concept of the Digital Case Manager and initial tests
    show promising results. It offers a quick and easy-to-use tool for family caregivers
    in the early stages of a care situation.
article_number: '1215'
author:
- first_name: Paul
  full_name: Wunderlich, Paul
  id: '52317'
  last_name: Wunderlich
- first_name: Frauke
  full_name: Wiegräbe, Frauke
  id: '76510'
  last_name: Wiegräbe
- first_name: Helene
  full_name: Dörksen, Helene
  id: '46416'
  last_name: Dörksen
citation:
  ama: Wunderlich P, Wiegräbe F, Dörksen H. Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven Tool
    to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance. <i>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
    ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i>. 2023;20(2). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215">10.3390/ijerph20021215</a>
  apa: Wunderlich, P., Wiegräbe, F., &#38; Dörksen, H. (2023). Digital Case Manager-A
    Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance. <i>INTERNATIONAL
    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i>, <i>20</i>(2), Article
    1215. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215">https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215</a>
  bjps: <b>Wunderlich P, Wiegräbe F and Dörksen H</b> (2023) Digital Case Manager-A
    Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance. <i>INTERNATIONAL
    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i> <b>20</b>.
  chicago: Wunderlich, Paul, Frauke Wiegräbe, and Helene Dörksen. “Digital Case Manager-A
    Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance.” <i>INTERNATIONAL
    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i> 20, no. 2 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215">https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215</a>.
  chicago-de: Wunderlich, Paul, Frauke Wiegräbe und Helene Dörksen. 2023. Digital
    Case Manager-A Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance.
    <i>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i> 20, Nr.
    2. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215">10.3390/ijerph20021215</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Wunderlich, Paul</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Wiegräbe, Frauke</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dörksen,
    Helene</span>: Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers
    with Initial Guidance. In: <i>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
    AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i> Bd. 20. Basel, MDPI (2023), Nr. 2'
  havard: P. Wunderlich, F. Wiegräbe, H. Dörksen, Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven
    Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
    OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 20 (2023).
  ieee: 'P. Wunderlich, F. Wiegräbe, and H. Dörksen, “Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven
    Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance,” <i>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
    OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i>, vol. 20, no. 2, Art. no. 1215,
    2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215">10.3390/ijerph20021215</a>.'
  mla: Wunderlich, Paul, et al. “Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven Tool to Support
    Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance.” <i>INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
    RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i>, vol. 20, no. 2, 1215, 2023, <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215">https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021215</a>.
  short: P. Wunderlich, F. Wiegräbe, H. Dörksen, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
    RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 20 (2023).
  ufg: '<b>Wunderlich, Paul/Wiegräbe, Frauke/Dörksen, Helene</b>: Digital Case Manager-A
    Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance, in: <i>INTERNATIONAL
    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH</i> 20 (2023), H. 2.'
  van: Wunderlich P, Wiegräbe F, Dörksen H. Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven Tool
    to Support Family Caregivers with Initial Guidance. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
    RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;20(2).
date_created: 2025-04-14T13:39:52Z
date_updated: 2025-06-25T13:11:41Z
department:
- _id: DEP5023
- _id: DEP5000
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021215
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000918039900001'
  pmid:
  - '36673969'
intvolume: '        20'
isi: '1'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- machine learning
- healthcare
- case management
- caring
- multi-label classification
language:
- iso: eng
place: Basel
pmid: '1'
publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1660-4601
  issn:
  - '1661-7827 '
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Digital Case Manager-A Data-Driven Tool to Support Family Caregivers with Initial
  Guidance
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 20
year: '2023'
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