Experiences of health and social professionals using care technologies with older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Experiences of health and social professionals using care technologies with older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study

Published:2023-10-27 Issue:1 Volume:41 Page:101-111
ISSN:0737-1209
Container-title:Public Health Nursing
language:en
Short-container-title:Public Health Nursing

Author:

MARTÍN‐PALOMO María Teresa¹^ORCID,GONZÁLEZ‐CALO Inés²^ORCID,Lucchetti Giancarlo³^ORCID,Badanta Bárbara⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institut of Sociology and Center for Migration Studies and Intercultural Relations (CEMyRI) Almería University Andalucia Spain

2. Department of Social Sciences University of Almería, Research Group under the Andalusian Research: “Social Inequality and Domination in Andalusia”, (SEJ 339) Andalucia Spain

3. Department of Medicine School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora Brazil

4. Department of Nursing; Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Podiatry Universidad de Sevilla Research Group under the Andalusian Research CTS 1050 “Complex Care, Chronic and Health Outcomes”, and Center for Migration Studies and Intercultural Relations (CEMyRI) Seville Spain

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the perceptions and experiences of health and social care professionals concerning the use of technology for the care of older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic.Design and measuresA phenomenological qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive design using semi‐structured interviews.SampleTwenty Spanish health and social care workers in six Spanish cities between February and July 2021, during the COVID‐19 pandemic.ResultsDuring the COVID‐19 pandemic care workers have become more familiar with technology devices, but they also recognize certain barriers for the implementation of technology, mainly in nursing homes and homecare, related to concerns of lack of humanization and difficulties in accessing and using these devices.ConclusionPoliticians and social and healthcare managers should be aware of the benefits of techno‐care, reducing the difficulties in implementing it and making more funding and further training available to care providers.

Funder

Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, Gobierno de España

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Nursing

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/phn.13257

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