Elderly People's Perceptions of a Telehealthcare System: Relative Advantage, Compatibility, Complexity and Observability

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 218-237

  Frennert, Susanne Anna ^a   Forsberg, Anette ^b   Östlund, Britt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

compatibility; complexity; GiraffPlus; observability elderly people; relative advantage; telehealthcare system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883505818     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: 15228991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228835.2013.814557     Document Type: Article

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