Family caregivers' involvement in caring for frail older family members using welfare technology: a qualitative study of home care in transition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demographic, economic and organisational changes challenge home care services. Increased use of welfare technology and involvement of family members as co-producers of care are political initiatives to meet these challenges. However, these initiatives also involve ethical aspects.

Method

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore family caregivers' experience of involvement and possible ethical aspects of caring for frail older family members receiving home care services supported by welfare technology. This study used a qualitative explorative and descriptive design within a phenomenological-hermeneutical approach. Sixteen interviews with eighteen family caregivers were conducted. The participants were sons, daughters, siblings and spouses of frail older pe

SUBMITTER: Glomsas HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8932075 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature