Adopting and adapting foreign innovations in health service delivery: a case study in elderly care in Suzhou, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the shared challenges faced by societies worldwide is aging, which started in high-income countries and has gradually been prevalent in middle- and low-income countries. International exchange of innovations has been encouraged to address global challenges. However, transferring innovations in service delivery across different health systems has been found challenging and influenced by various factors. There remains a shortage of empirical studies that focus on how the adoption and adaption of innovations originating from high-income Western countries in low- and middle-income contexts such as China have taken place.

Methods

To deepen the understanding of the process of international transfer of innovations an exploratory case study was conducted at Suzhou

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908017 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature