A critical occupational perspective on user engagement of older adults in an assisted living facility in technology research over three years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12644359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Torhild Holthe (0000-0001-7660-3658, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway, corresponding author), Liv Halvorsrud (0000-0002-4311-1056, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway), Anne Lund (0000-0003-3180-8013, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 376-389 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Occupational Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1442-7591 • E-ISSN: 2158-1576 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14427591.2020.1758200 |
| OpenAlex | W3024373273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 33 |
Digital assistive technology has potential for supporting older adults who depend upon community healthcare services. To boost the efficiency of those services, technological devices are often installed for care recipients as part of governed practice. However, the varying adoption of technology risks widening the digital divide. In response, the Assisted Living project engaged older adults in co-creating knowledge about users’ needs, to guide the development of technological solutions designed to support everyday living. This study sought to investigate how eight older adults in an assisted living facility in Norway, aged 81–92 years, evaluated user inclusion in a 3-year technology-oriented research project. Individual interviews, dialogue cafés, interventions with environmental sensors, and a final focus group discussion constituted sites for co-creation of knowledge. Participants’ answers to standardised questionnaires and statements during dialogue café meetings were collated into tables and the focus group discussion was thematically analyzed, with three themes identified: motivation for project engagement, experiencing and understanding participation in the project, and mixed feelings towards environmental sensors at home. The project revealed that older adults with impairments could nevertheless meaningfully contribute opinions about their needs. Applying a critical occupational perspective raised awareness regarding sociocultural assumptions about older adults in assisted living as frail and unable to participate, which may reinforce ageist and ableist stereotypes, as well as promote occupational injustice
Aging in place · Digital health · Feeling · Focus group · Health care · Inclusion (mineral · Independent living · Living lab · Occupational science · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology Use by Older Adults · Gerontology · Occupational Therapy
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A scoping review and thematic analysis of the use of technology in everyday occupations amongst adults aged 55 years or older in supported housing
Special issue
The perspectives of doing, being, belonging, becoming on older homecare recipients’ use and experiences with technologies in the Assisted Living Project in Norway
The Dialogic Imagination
Successful Aging
What is user engagement? A conceptual framework for defining user engagement with technology
Perspective
Factors influencing acceptance of technology for aging in place
Null
Aging, Place, and Technology
Occupational Justice
Involving service users in health and social care research
Using thematic analysis in psychology
What Is Dialogical Research, and Why Should We Do It
Digital divide research, achievements and shortcomings
Towards a Critical Occupational Approach to Research
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |