Alarm pendants and the technological shaping of older people's care. Between (intentional) help and (irrational) nuisance

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 124-132

  Pritchard, Gary W ^a   Brittain, Katie ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alarm pendant; Assistive technology; Dehumanization; McDonaldization; Older people; Social shaping of technology; Telecare

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

ALARM PENDANT; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DEHUMANIZATION; MCDONALDIZATION; OLDER PEOPLE; SOCIAL SHAPING OF TECHNOLOGIES; TELECARE;

ALARM SYSTEMS;

EID: 84924852272     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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