Older People Negotiating Independence and Safety in Everyday Life Using Technology: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to demographic changes with an aging population, there is a demand for technology innovations in care services. However, technology innovations have proven difficult to implement in regular use. To understand the complexity of technology innovations in care practices, we need a knowledge base of the complex and diverse experiences of people interacting with established technologies.

Objective

This paper addresses the research gap in relation to understanding the microcontext of co-production of care involving established technologies integrated into care practices. The paper also aims to provide a framework for exploring what really happens when different actors use technology in care practices.

Methods

Participant observations and 22 interviews with ac

SUBMITTER: Stokke R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234346 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature