Ethical perspectives on emerging assistive technologies: Insights from focus groups with stakeholders in long-term care facilities

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-36

  Dorsten, Aimee Marie ^a,c   Sifford, Susan K ^b   Bharucha, Ashok ^c   Mecca, Laurel Person ^d   Wactlar, Howard ^e  

^a Wilson College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Long term care; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; SAFETY; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NURSING HOMES; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 67650296555     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2009.4.1.25     Document Type: Article

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