Describing how technology can help nurses in providing care in elderly settings : A systematic literature review

Nurses plays an important role in promoting elderly care and supporting their health and their overall functionality regularly. It involves monitoring of vital signs, long term diseases, and their mental and physical functions. The study is to describe how technology can help Nurses to cope with care needs of growing elderly population. The study can be useful for nurses on ways to reduce workload by use of technology. Aim is to explore how technology incorporation in elderly care help elderly to live safe and secured independently while reducing burden and workload on health care professionals. The study was investigated by systematic literature review using qualitative systematic literature review. Inductive and deductive methods were used to find the correct information. Katie Eriksson Caritative care theory was used as background on concept of care which provide guideline on how real care is done by caritas. Three themes were discussed in this study which are Assistive technology, monitoring technology and Social assistive robo

The Ethical Implications of Personal Health Monitoring

Personal Health Monitoring (PHM) uses electronic devices which monitor and record health-related data outside a hospital, usually within the home. This paper examines the ethical issues raised by PHM. Eight themes describing the ethical implications of PHM are identified through a review of 68 academic articles concerning PHM. The identified themes include privacy, autonomy, obtrusiveness and visibility, stigma and identity, medicalisation, social isolation, delivery of care, and safety and technological need. The issues around each of these are discussed. The system / lifeworld perspective of Habermas is applied to develop an understanding of the role of PHMs as mediators of communication between the institutional and the domestic environment. Furthermore, links are established between the ethical issues to demonstrate that the ethics of PHM involves a complex network of ethical interactions. The paper extends the discussion of the critical effect PHMs have on the patient’s identity and concludes that a holistic understanding of the ethical issues surrounding PHMs will help both researchers and practitioners in developing effective PHM implementations

Smart Housing: Technology to Aid Aging in Place - New Opportunities and Challenges

We are at the threshold of a great change in architectural design. With cheaper and more ubiquitous computing, ?smart? spaces and responsive environments are increasingly becoming plausible and affordable. Are we as architects prepared? Can the profession of architecture respond to current computing technologies? Most critics agree that one of the first (most important) problems that ?smart? homes will help to address is that of spiraling costs of elderly healthcare and care giving. But what is the problem with healthcare? Even if there is a problem, the rural home is different from an urban home. Will the technologies that are designed for the urban home work in a rural setting? What are the differences between urban and rural healthcare models? In this thesis, we address the above questions through research of current problems and models of rural healthcare and through a documentation of studies and reports published over the last decade. This research helps us to understand if architecture can really augment healthy aging in rural home settings. In conclusion, we will examine the role of architecture (and architects) in the context of ubiquitous computing and ?smart? spaces in rural areas and propose a possible solution for this problem

The Elderly in the Digital World and Digital Inclusion of the Elderly: An Exemplary Mobile Application for the Elderly

In the modern day, technological developments are advancing exponentially, improving technology brings innovations in every corner of our lives, and with such innovations, the digital world is becoming more and more central to people’s lives. It is particularly important that the elderly also take part in this digital world, where especially young and middle-aged people are more likely to be involved. Our elders are our dearest and most respected family members whom we dote on and want to take care of with utmost attention. It is one of the noblest duties to increase their welfare, happiness, and life satisfaction by providing them with a safe, secure, and comfortable living environment. The elderly need to be actively involved in the digital world in order to benefit from the developments brought about by the digital world in a way to make their lives easier, such as maintaining social connections, following up on their health, staying healthy, making financial, banking and e-government transactions, using applications that facilitate their daily lives and remind them of important appointments or medication times. By the end of 2023, approximately 10 out of every 100 people living in the world will be elderly, and this figure is expected to increase to 12 in 2030 and 16 in 2050. Of all the applications developed in our constantly aging world; the necessity for mobile applications specifically for the elderly has also gradually increased and become more and more crucial in the world of applications. The applications to be developed for the elderly will facilitate the lives of both the elderly and those who are obliged to take care of them. The aim of this research is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of mobile application design for the elderly and to create a more inclusive and user-friendly technology for this growing user group. This article is analyzed in three parts. In the first section; the elderly population statistics of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) for the year 2022 are studied on a detailed basis and the attributes of the elderly population aged 65 and over in Türkiye are examined by introducing a statistical overview of the subject. The second section deals with the topics about the elderly population; namely, what are the dangers ahead of the increasing elderly population, what are the challenges for families and individuals who are responsible for caring for the elderly, what are the most frequently diagnosed diseases in the elderly, what are the expectations of the elderly from their family members, what do the elderly feel most lonely about, and how should the city life be in order to facilitate the lives of the elderly. In light of the information put forth in the first part, the following topics are discussed in the second part: Why the elderly should be included in digitalization, what are the factors that increase the digital inclusion of the elderly, the obstacles to their digitalization, the dangers of their digitalization, the obstacles to the use of technology by the elderly, digital learning of the elderly, smart homes and wearable technologies. Although these issues may seem to be related to old age, they have been addressed because they are considered essential for understanding the elderly and identifying their needs for the mobile application to be developed. Finally, in the third part of the article, various applications developed for the elderly are reviewed and an exemplary mobile application for elderly is suggested. Keywords: Old Age, Elderly, Elderly in the digital world, Mobile application for the elderly DOI: 10.7176/JIEA/13-2-05 Publication date:August31st 202

Nurses experience on modern technologies and patient safety within Gerontology Care in Finland : Literature Review

Gerontology is a growing field of nursing especially with the rapid increase of aging population in most of the developed countries. This has made modern technology in gerontology also known as gerotechnology essential in taking care of elderly patients. The adoption of gerotechnology has rather been slow with most of the old generation showing low integration of technology mainly because of little knowledge on the same. The aim of this research is to analyze the nurses’ experience on modern technologies and patient safety within the Gerontology sector using the case of Finland. The specific objectives included analysis of the modern medical technology surrounding gerontology in Finland; find out nurses’ experiences of modern technology within Finland and safety of modern technology regarding gerotechnology in Finland. Data used for literature review of this study was collected from article databases such as: Elsevier,OnlineWiley Google Scholar,Cinahl, and other online manual searches. The manual online searches were done using different key words and phrases to unearth relevant articles which contained adequate data on the topic of research. On the findings, the study identified that regarding the introduction of modern technology in gerontology care, the number of healthcare professionals was reduced thus needing only few nurses with the skills to operate the devices

Ethics and Acceptance of Smart Homes for Older Adults

Societal challenges associated with caring for the physical and mental health of the elderly worldwide have grown at an unprecedented pace, increasing demand for healthcare services and technologies [1]. Despite the development of several assistive systems tailored to older adults, the rate of adoption of health technologies is low [2, 3]. This review discusses the ethical and acceptability challenges resulting in low adoption of health technologies specifically focused on smart homes for the elderly. The findings have been structured in two categories: Ethical Considerations (Privacy, Social Support, Autonomy) and Technology Aspects (User Context, Usability, Training). The findings conclude that the elderly community is more likely to adopt assistive systems when four key criteria are met. The technology should: be personalized towards their needs, protect their dignity and independence, provide user control, and not be isolating. Finally, we recommend researchers and developers working on assistive systems to: (1) Provide interfaces via smart devices to control and configure the monitoring system with feedback for the user, (2) Include various sensors/devices to architect a smart home solution in a way that is easy to integrate in daily life and (3) Define policies about data ownership

Connectivity for Healthcare and Well-Being Management: Examples from Six European Projects

Technological advances and societal changes in recent years have contributed to a shift in traditional care models and in the relationship between patients and their doctors/carers, with (in general) an increase in the patient-carer physical distance and corresponding changes in the modes of access to relevant care information by all groups. The objective of this paper is to showcase the research efforts of six projects (that the authors are currently, or have recently been, involved in), CAALYX, eCAALYX, COGKNOW, EasyLine+, I2HOME, and SHARE-it, all funded by the European Commission towards a future where citizens can take an active role into managing their own healthcare. Most importantly, sensitive groups of citizens, such as the elderly, chronically ill and those suffering from various physical and cognitive disabilities, will be able to maintain vital and feature-rich connections with their families, friends and healthcare providers, who can then respond to, and prevent, the development of adverse health conditions in those they care for in a timely manner, wherever the carers and the people cared for happen to be

Customer-centered and Technology-Enabled Homecare Service: Opportunities for Value Creation

In the advancement of society, the ability to provide quality healthcare has been increased, and the use of smart technology in the healthcare environment has been widely seen. The study uses in-depth interviews and field observation methods to collect data, aiming at understanding the perspectives and needs towards technology-enabled services. In addition, according to the results of the interviews, the user journey maps for each of the three technological solutions (smart pillbox, smart mattress, wearable device) we proposed have been drawn, and the pain points, touchpoints as well as opportunities of each role have been discussed and summarized. Lastly, the blueprint of the entire home care service has been depicted, which we expected to provide a reference for home care service providers for applying smart technologies to their homecare service models and create new value from managing their operations