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Ethical issues around telecare
— the views of people with intellectual disabilities and people with dementia | | Author(s) | Jon Perry, Steve Beyer |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol 6, no 1, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 71-75 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/jo... |
| Keywords | Health services ; Assistive technology ; Information technology ; Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Attitude ; Participation ; Social ethics. |
| Annotation | As assistive technology and telecare (AT&T) are poised to become part of mainstream social care in the UK, it is important to consider the ethical issues associated with these technologies. The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings of focus groups comprising five people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) and four people with dementia (PWD) that were convened as part of a larger Delphi study on the ethical issues around telecare. The main purpose of the focus groups was to validate the questions asked in the Delphi study questionnaire. The participants were asked to rate the importance of including in the questionnaire items on various ethical issues associated with the use of AT&T. The participants' ratings indicated that they felt there were important ethical issues around seven areas related to AT&T: motivation for telecare; risk; assessment and review; consent; privacy; social isolation; and equipment installation. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026030 A |
| Classmark | L: M: UVB: E4: EA: DP: TMB: TQ |
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