What matters to older people with assisted living needs? A phenomenological analysis of the use and non-use of telehealth and telecare

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-94

  Greenhalgh, Trisha ^a   Wherton, Joe ^a   Sugarhood, Paul ^a   Hinder, Sue ^a   Procter, Rob ^b   Stones, Rob ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bricolage; Ethnography; Multi morbidity; Phenomenology; Self management; Structuration theory; Telecare; Telehealth; UK

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL CARE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREMOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BRICOLAGE; ETHNOGRAPHY; MULTI-MORBIDITY; PHENOMENOLOGY; SELF-MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURATION THEORY; TELECARE; TELEHEALTH; UK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TELEMEDICINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880983573     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.036     Document Type: Article

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