Views of Swedish Elder Care Personnel on Ongoing Digital Transformation: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Swedish municipalities are facing demographic challenges due to the growing number of older people and the resulting increased need for health care services. Welfare technologies are being launched as possible solutions for meeting some of these challenges.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the perception, experimentation, evaluation, and procurement of welfare technology practices among professionals working in municipal elder care in relation to their gender, age, and profession.

Methods

Data for this explorative cross-sectional study were collected from 393 responses to a web-based survey on municipal elder care in Sweden. Chi square tests were performed to determine the associations.

Results

The results revealed gender, age, and prof

SUBMITTER: Baudin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327600 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature