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| Ethical issues arising from a research, technology and development project to support frail older people and their family carers at home | | Author(s) | Lennart Magnusson, Elizabeth Jane Hanson |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 11, no 5, September 2003 |
| Pages | pp 431-439 |
| Keywords | Technology ; Information technology ; Family care ; Social ethics ; Projects ; England ; Northern Ireland ; France ; Sweden ; Portugal. |
| Annotation | This paper gives an overview of the application of the key ethical issues arising in an EU-funded research, technology and development project, Assisting Carers using Telematics Interventions to meet Older People's Needs (ACTION). The primary aim of the ACTION project was to support frail older people and their family carers in their own homes across England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and Portugal via the use of user-friendly information and communication technology. The article identifies a range of key issues which centre on the ethical concepts of autonomy, independence, quality of life, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice, and more specifically on ethical issues of security, privacy and confidentiality, increased expectations, and withdrawal of the service. The paper is intended to facilitate the dialogue and debate in the area of enabling (assistive) technology in home care for older people and their families. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030930205 A |
| Classmark | Y9: UVB: P6:SJ: TQ: 3E: 82: 9Y: 765: 76P: 76T |
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