Department of Technology in Health Care, School of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2021 Jan;16(1):103-111. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2019.1642393. Epub 2019 Jul 26.
This article contributes to the discussion on digital transformation and welfare technology in municipal eldercare. The aim of welfare technology solutions is to exceed the current welfare system and to meet the challenges of an ageing population through technological innovations and applications that help people to better cope with health issues and strengthen their participation, activity and independence regarding their own healthcare.
First, this article outlines a number of different perspectives on technological and social change. Against this backdrop, this article portrays the challenges faced by Swedish municipal eldercare organizations due to the moving targets of digital transformation and the development of welfare technologies.
In this context, eldercare organizations are at risk of becoming victims of the fast pace at which technology develops and the rhetoric of technological determinism; they may try to pursue the latest technological innovation at the expense of their stakeholders' needs. The implementation and deployment of welfare technology become a real-world social experiment. Without proper tools for evaluation, welfare technology might be implemented and deployed as an end in itself, instead of as means for better ageing or improved eldercare. This article concludes by framing a set of questions to help increase the understanding of welfare technology implementation and deployment in order to mitigate risks and improve outcomes. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Analysis of different perspectives regarding technological and social change. Identification of the challenges faced by municipal eldercare organizations due to digital transformation. Presentation of evaluation questions to increase the understanding of welfare technology implementation and deployment in order to mitigate risks and improve outcomes.
本文为讨论城市老年人护理中的数字化转型和福利技术做出了贡献。福利技术解决方案的目的是超越当前的福利体系，通过技术创新和应用来应对人口老龄化的挑战，这些创新和应用有助于人们更好地应对健康问题，并增强他们在自己的医疗保健方面的参与、活动和独立性。
首先，本文概述了一些关于技术和社会变革的不同观点。在此背景下，本文描绘了瑞典城市老年人护理组织所面临的挑战，这些挑战源于数字化转型和福利技术发展的目标不断变化。
在这种情况下，老年人护理组织有可能成为技术快速发展和技术决定论言论的受害者；他们可能会为了追求最新的技术创新而牺牲利益相关者的需求。福利技术的实施和部署成为了一个现实世界的社会实验。如果没有适当的评估工具，福利技术可能会被实施和部署为目的本身，而不是作为更好的老龄化或改进老年人护理的手段。本文最后提出了一系列问题，以帮助增加对福利技术实施和部署的理解，从而减轻风险并改善结果。
对技术和社会变革的不同观点进行分析。确定了由于数字化转型，城市老年人护理组织所面临的挑战。提出了评估问题，以增加对福利技术实施和部署的理解，从而减轻风险并改善结果。
