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  Addressing design and suitability barriers to Telecare use: Has anything changed?
 
 
Titel: Addressing design and suitability barriers to Telecare use: Has anything changed?
Auteur: Bentley, Claire L.
Powell, Lauren A.
Orrell, Alison
Mountain, Gail A.
Verschenen in: Technology & disability
Paginering: Jaargang 26 (2015) nr. 4 pagina's 221-235
Jaar: 2015-03-19
Inhoud: BACKGROUND: Issues relating to design and suitability of Telecare were raised twenty years ago. We explored the views of non-users of Telecare and examined whether design-related barriers exist today despite significant technological advances. OBJECTIVE: To examine the reasons why people choose not to adopt Telecare, with specific focus on reasons relating to design and suitability of the intervention. METHODS: Individual qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with people who were not using or had actively declined Telecare, a voice which is rarely heard in Telecare-barrier research. Framework analysis was used to identify existing and emergent themes for n=22 participants. RESULTS: Sub-themes relating to design and suitability of Telecare were explored: Stigma, i.e. Telecare as symbolising old age and lost independence; Design, including stigmatising aesthetics and inappropriate use; Alternative options, i.e. propensity to seek non-Telecare solutions; Awareness of the devices and service; and Cost. CONCLUSIONS: Barriers to Telecare use are similar for both users and non-users. Our results indicate that design-related barriers have yet to be addressed despite the technological revolution. The cost model of Telecare services is becoming more consumer-driven. Thus Telecare design needs to exploit technological advances in order to improve wellbeing and allow individuals their choice and independence.
Uitgever: IOS Press
Bronbestand: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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