Can assistive technology support social services during Covid-19 emergency? Barriers and opportunities.

ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 emergency, most domiciliary social services were suspended to avoid the risk of contagion, leaving older people at a greater risk of social isolation. Assistive technology has the potential to support the work of social professionals in promoting social inclusion and assistance of the older people. In this context, this paper aims to investigate the expectations of social operators toward assistive technology before and during the COVID-19 emergency. It also explores how the said emergency could guide us to implement social services in the future, including a discussion on the barriers to the adoption of assistive technologies. A total of 72 social professionals participated in this study comprising of three phases: two online questionnaires and one semi structured inte

SUBMITTER: Fiorini L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810343 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature