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| A stakeholder-centred exploration of the current barriers to the uptake of home care technology in the UK | | Author(s) | Julia S Clark, Marilyn R McGee-Lennon |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, 5, 1, March 2011 |
| Pages | pp 12-25 |
| Source | http://www.pierprofessional.com/jatflyer/ |
| Keywords | Assistive technology ; Usage [services] ; Qualitative Studies ; Participation ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | Reports on a study exploring issues surrounding the uptake of assisted living technology (ALT) in Scotland. The study used scenario-based focus groups with a wide variety of stakeholders in home care to identify barriers to the successful uptake of ALT. Six focus group sessions were conducted with individual stakeholder groups (social care workers, policy makers, telecare installation technicians, older users, and informal carers) and five with mixed stakeholder groups. The focus groups used the same home care scenario to identify and categorise perceptions, attitudes and expectations of stakeholders, and the emerging themes were analysed. The themes were: acceptance issues; ethical, legal and privacy issues; availability of resources; personalisation and evolution of provision; and awareness, education, and training. Study findings revealed that there is a clear demand for awareness raising and knowledge building on the range, scope and capabilities of current assistive and home care technologies. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111115003 A |
| Classmark | M: QLD: 3DP: TMB: 9A |
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