Technology implementation in delivery of healthcare to older people: how can the least voiced in society be heard?

IF 1.7 Q2 REHABILITATION Journal of Enabling Technologies Pub Date : 2018-06-18 DOI:10.1108/JET-10-2017-0041

Y. V. Zaalen, M. Mcdonnell, Barbara Mikołajczyk, S. Buttigieg, M. Requena, F. Holtkamp

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on ethical and judicial themes related to technology and the older adults. Design/methodology/approach Different consecutive phases in technology design and allocation will be discussed from a range of perspectives. Findings Longevity is one of the greatest achievements of contemporary science and a result of development of social relations. Currently, various non-communicable diseases affect older adults and impose the greatest burden on global health. There is a great emphasis across Europe on caring for the older person in their own homes. Technology has a mediating role in determining the possibilities for good quality of life (QOL). The concept of assisting the older adult through the use of technology so as to access healthcare services has enormous potential. Although the potential of technology in healthcare is widely recognised, technology use can have its downsides. Professionals need to be aware of the risks, namely, those related to the privacy of the older person, which may accompany technology use. Research limitations/implications By 2050, there will be more people aged over 65 than there are children. This phenomenon of global ageing constitutes a massive challenge in the area of health protection. Practical implications Professionals need to be aware of the risks, for example, related to the privacy of the older person, that may accompany technology use. Social implications There is a great emphasis across Europe on caring for the older person in their own homes. Technology has a mediating role in determining the possibilities for QOL. Originality/value The concept of assisting the older adult through the use of technology to avail of healthcare has enormous potential. Assistive technology, social media use and augmentative and alternative communication can have a positive effect on the QOL of older people, as long as they are supported enough in use of these technologies. However, ethical and juridical considerations are at stake as well.

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向老年人提供医疗保健的技术实施:如何才能听到社会中最少的声音?

目的本文的目的是关注与技术和老年人相关的伦理和司法主题。设计/方法论/方法将从一系列角度讨论技术设计和分配的不同连续阶段。长寿是当代科学最伟大的成就之一，也是社会关系发展的结果。目前，各种非传染性疾病影响老年人，给全球健康带来最大负担。整个欧洲都非常重视在自己家里照顾老年人。技术在决定良好生活质量（QOL）的可能性方面发挥着中介作用。通过使用技术帮助老年人获得医疗服务的概念具有巨大的潜力。尽管技术在医疗保健领域的潜力得到了广泛认可，但技术的使用也有其不利之处。专业人员需要意识到风险，即与老年人隐私有关的风险，这些风险可能伴随着技术的使用。研究局限性/影响到2050年，65岁以上的人口将超过儿童。这种全球老龄化现象是健康保护领域的一个巨大挑战。实际含义专业人员需要意识到技术使用可能带来的风险，例如与老年人隐私有关的风险。社会影响整个欧洲都非常重视在自己家里照顾老年人。技术在决定生活质量的可能性方面发挥着中介作用。独创性/价值通过使用技术帮助老年人获得医疗保健的概念具有巨大的潜力。辅助技术、社交媒体的使用以及辅助和替代沟通可以对老年人的生活质量产生积极影响，只要他们在使用这些技术方面得到足够的支持。然而，伦理和司法方面的考虑也岌岌可危。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Enabling Technologies (JET) seeks to provide a strong, insightful, international, and multi-disciplinary evidence-base in health, social care, and education. This focus is applied to how technologies can be enabling for children, young people and adults in varied and different aspects of their lives. The focus remains firmly on reporting innovations around how technologies are used and evaluated in practice, and the impact that they have on the people using them. In addition, the journal has a keen focus on drawing out practical implications for users and how/why technology may have a positive impact. This includes messages for users, practitioners, researchers, stakeholders and caregivers (in the broadest sense). The impact of research in this arena is vital and therefore we are committed to publishing work that helps draw this out; thus providing implications for practice. JET aims to raise awareness of available and developing technologies and their uses in health, social care and education for a wide and varied readership. The areas in which technologies can be enabling for the scope of JET include, but are not limited to: Communication and interaction, Learning, Independence and autonomy, Identity and culture, Safety, Health, Care and support, Wellbeing, Quality of life, Access to services.