User interfaces for older adults to support social interaction through digital technology: a systematic review update

M Zhou, Z Cheng, K Sabran… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This systematic review aims to update the results related to user interfaces and
digital technologies that support the social interactions of older adults. Multiple innovative …

Integrating technology with work practices in primary care: challenges to sustainable organizing “from within”

IA Brandenberger, MA Hasu, M Nerland - The Learning Organization, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to generate a better understanding of how challenges and
opportunities for sustainable change during digitalization relate to the organizing work of …

[HTML][HTML] Embedding care robots into society and practice: Socio-technical considerations

S Pekkarinen, L Hennala, O Tuisku, C Gustafsson… - Futures, 2020 - Elsevier
Robots are not yet typical in daily use in elder care services, but recent studies suggest that
they will soon be mainstream. In this study, we focus on the future of elder care, affected by …

Digital health and care study on elderly monitoring

M Gaiduk, R Seepold, N Martínez Madrid, JA Ortega - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable technologies are being increasingly used in various areas of human life. While
they have a multitude of benefits, they are especially useful in health monitoring, especially …

Assistive healthcare robotics–challenges in nursing service innovation: critical review

NG Badr, M Dankar - ITM Web of Conferences, 2022 - itm-conferences.org
Healthcare robots assist older people and caregivers. Many scientists and researchers have
been looking at the use of robotic technology to help not only elderly people but also their …

[PDF][PDF] Towards ethical and sustainable technology-supported ageing at home in Finland–KATI programme

H Anttila, M Niemelä, M Anttila, S Pekkarinen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - julkari.fi
The population of Finland is ageing with greater demand for health and social care;
homecare workers are over-burdened with keeping up with this change whilst ageing …

Proactive health and welfare technology for service users and societies: Scanning horizons and future opportunities for service design and innovation

H Melkas, S Pekkarinen, R Saurio, H Laakso… - … Design, Creativity, and …, 2024 - Springer
Health and welfare technology (HWT) covers a wide sphere of different appliances and
solutions, affecting diverse users' lives, health care and care, and societies. This future …

Information ecology in digitalising welfare services: a multi-level analysis

S Pekkarinen, M Hasu, H Melkas… - Information technology & …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine and reinterpret information ecology in the
context of the changing environment of services, which has been strongly affected by …

Managing changes in the environment of human–robot interaction and welfare services

O Tuisku, S Parjanen, M Hyypiä… - Information Technology …, 2024 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to investigate decision-makers' views on changes that
robotics will create in welfare services. The purpose was also to discover what the …

How to adopt technologies in home care: a mixed methods study on user experiences and change of home care in Finland

M Anttila, J Koivisto, ML Luoma, H Anttila - BMC Health Services Research, 2023 - Springer
Background There is a need for better adoption of technology to meet the needs of home
care professionals, older people, and informal caregivers. Methods Mixed methods were …