Ageing, Chronic Disease, Technology, and Smart Homes

Ageing, Chronic Disease, Technology, and Smart Homes

ISBN13: 9781609605612|ISBN10: 1609605616|EISBN13: 9781609605629
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-561-2.ch510
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Soar, Jeffrey. "Ageing, Chronic Disease, Technology, and Smart Homes." Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 1539-1553. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-561-2.ch510

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Soar, J. (2011). Ageing, Chronic Disease, Technology, and Smart Homes. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 1539-1553). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-561-2.ch510

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Soar, Jeffrey. "Ageing, Chronic Disease, Technology, and Smart Homes." In Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1539-1553. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-561-2.ch510

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Abstract

This chapter explores ageing, chronic disease, technology and social change. Healthcare has been transformed through medical technology but there is much still to be done to enable seamless exchanges between all carers, which is expected to improve safety, quality and efficiency. There is massive potential for technology to transform the experience of ageing including assisting with the management of chronic disease, coordinated care and guided self-care for consumers. Innovative technologies are increasingly available to assist in maintaining health and independent living. This includes telecare, telehealth, assistive technologies, robots and smart homes. A challenge is in providing access to and support in the use of technologies where there are clear benefits to consumers, carers, providers and funders of healthcare. The chapter also reports on the Queensland Smart Home Initiative which is one of several organisations internationally that share a mission of assisting people to be supported through these technologies.

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