Benefits and Impacts of Assistive Technology in Elderly Home Care
Kettunen, Hannah; Kimambo, Brenda (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202302242801
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202302242801
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The aging population is increasing, and this will increase the cost of caring for them as the elderly tend to lose basic functionality and capacity hence depend on nurses and caregivers. However, using assistive technology to care for the elderly has been associated with various the benefits and advantages.
The study adopted literature review method to explore the benefits and impacts of assistive technologies in the elderly home care. The authors used PICOS criteria as the inclusion and exclusion criteria for articles used in the study and each author ended up with 9 articles. The process of data analysis followed an integrative method that provides summary that is appropriate for compilation and aggression. The analysis of the data followed the method of content analysis.
The results indicated that assistive technologies provide benefits and positively impact the elderly home care. These benefits and impacts under social benefits entails enhancing the elderly independence and mobility, bring back elderly dignity and autonomy, help to maintain the quality of life and well-being of the elderly, reduce the burden on caregivers and assist elderly with everyday living; health benefits that include improve the physical and emotional functioning of elderly and improve safety and coping ability of elderly; economic benefits and impacts including reduce the healthcare costs. This implies that these technologies are not only positively impacting and beneficial to the elderly but are also beneficial to the caregivers.
The authors concluded that there is a need to conduct proper training for both the elderly and the caregivers when adopting these technologies and the need to increase the accessibility of these technologies.
The study adopted literature review method to explore the benefits and impacts of assistive technologies in the elderly home care. The authors used PICOS criteria as the inclusion and exclusion criteria for articles used in the study and each author ended up with 9 articles. The process of data analysis followed an integrative method that provides summary that is appropriate for compilation and aggression. The analysis of the data followed the method of content analysis.
The results indicated that assistive technologies provide benefits and positively impact the elderly home care. These benefits and impacts under social benefits entails enhancing the elderly independence and mobility, bring back elderly dignity and autonomy, help to maintain the quality of life and well-being of the elderly, reduce the burden on caregivers and assist elderly with everyday living; health benefits that include improve the physical and emotional functioning of elderly and improve safety and coping ability of elderly; economic benefits and impacts including reduce the healthcare costs. This implies that these technologies are not only positively impacting and beneficial to the elderly but are also beneficial to the caregivers.
The authors concluded that there is a need to conduct proper training for both the elderly and the caregivers when adopting these technologies and the need to increase the accessibility of these technologies.