Exploring How Technology Supports Health in Old Age
De Belen, Roselle; Enriquez, Nina Fe; Madriaga, Rodrigo Jr. (2019)
De Belen, Roselle
Enriquez, Nina Fe
Madriaga, Rodrigo Jr.
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019053013432
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019053013432
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The purpose of this literature review is to identify the ways technology is being used in the health maintenance and health promotion of elderly people. The research questions used to guide this investigation were; (i) What are the available modern technologies currently used in elder care? And (ii) How are these technologies incorporated into elder care? Dorothea Orem’s Self- Care Nursing model was used as a theoretical framework. The methodological approach was a literature review with 30 articles. We used Graneheim & Lundman structure when finding meaning and this was qualitative. Findings show that technologies can be used as a powerful tool in promoting the quality of life of the elderly. It also shows that technological innovation reduces health care cost and reduces the burden of health care providers. Nevertheless, for these technologies to realize its full potential, the benefits of technological innovation should be marketed more in order to increase awareness about its effect not only to the elderly but to the health care system as well. There are three authors for this study which allowed better understanding and more insights of the articles being analyzed and studied. This effort was connected with the TyöPeda research and development project sponsored through the Ministry of Education and Culture, in the country of Finland.