Partnership working: The key to the AT-technology transfer process of the ACTION service (Assisting Carers using Telematics Interventions to meet Older people's Needs) in Sweden

Technology and Disability

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-232

  Magnusson, Lennart ^b,c   Hanson, Elizabeth ^a,c,d  

^a Corresponding Author: Elizabeth Hanson ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community care networks; empowerment; Family caregivers; frail older adults; multimedia; public private sector partnerships; videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPEAN UNION; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SWEDEN; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 84866876782     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: 1878643X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2012-0351     Document Type: Article

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