A stakeholder-centred exploration of the current barriers to the uptake of home care technology in the UK

Journal of Assistive Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-25

  Clark, Julia ^a   McGee Lennon, Marilyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care at home; Ethical considerations; Focus groups; Framework analysis; Home care systems; Participatory design; Stakeholder requirements; Technology acceptance; Telecare

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958136715     PISSN: 17549450     EISSN: 20428723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jat.2011.0097     Document Type: Review

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