The impact of information and communication technology on family carers of older people and professionals in Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11199447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lennart Magnusson (0009-0000-8265-0944, Södra Älvsborg Hospital), Elizabeth Hanson (0000-0001-7609-4822, Södra Älvsborg Hospital), Mike Nolan (University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 693-713 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x05003673 |
| OpenAlex | W2133680014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
Government policy in Sweden, as in other developed countries, pays increasing attention as to how best to support the family carers of older people. New and innovative means of support, such as information and communication technology, are emerging. This paper explores the perceived benefits of, and barriers to, information technology as a means of supporting family carers of older people. Following a brief overview of the care-giving literature, with particular reference to the Swedish context, interview and questionnaire data collected from 34 families who took part in the Swedish ACTION project are used to explore the role of user-friendly information and communication technology to inform and enable family carers of older people to exercise choice, to care more effectively and to work in partnership with professionals. Interview data from two groups of professionals that utilised ACTION are also examined to throw light on its potential benefits for both carers and professionals. Consideration is given to the barriers to using information technology, and to identifying those carers most likely to benefit. Areas for further development are the need for practitioners' education and a wider range of programmes to address carers' diverse needs. Clearly, lessons learned from the Swedish project have wider relevance, given that new forms of support are being developed in most technically advanced countries
Action (physics) · Context (archaeology) · General partnership · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Public relations · Relevance (law) · Work (physics) · Engineering · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2021 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |