Ethical and practical concerns of surveillance technologies in residential care for people with dementia or intellectual disabilities: An overview of the literature

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1129-1142

  Niemeijer, Alistair R ^a   Frederiks, Brenda J M ^a   Riphagen, Ingrid I ^b   Legemaate, Johan ^a   Eefsting, Jan A ^a   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

ethics; formal care; technology; vulnerable people

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TAGS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79952119024     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210000037     Document Type: Review

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