Chapter 10 Digital skills and application use among Finnish home care workers in the eldercare sector
This chapter explores the role digital skills, interest in technology, and social support have in home care workers’ use of digital applications at work. The empirical research is based on the 2019 University of Jyväskylä survey study on eldercare work (N = 6,903), drawn from the members of four maj...
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| author | Rantala, Eero Taipale, Sakari Oinas, Tomi Karhinen, Joonas |
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| description | This chapter explores the role digital skills, interest in technology, and social support have in home care workers’ use of digital applications at work. The empirical research is based on the 2019 University of Jyväskylä survey study on eldercare work (N = 6,903), drawn from the members of four majors trade unions in Finland. In this chapter, a sub-sample of home care workers (n = 1,398) is used in the analyses. Structural equation models are used to estimate the direct and indirect effects of available technology support, digital skills, and interest in technology on the actual use of various digital applications at work. According to the results, technology support has no direct effect on the use of digital applications. However, technology support seems to increase interest in technology and improve digital skills, which in turn promotes the use of digital applications. The availability of technology support appears as a crucial facilitator for home care workers’ digital agency at work. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-926222025-08-13T13:42:41Z Chapter 10 Digital skills and application use among Finnish home care workers in the eldercare sector Rantala, Eero Taipale, Sakari Oinas, Tomi Karhinen, Joonas elder care, older people, care, digital agency, digitalization, public health, social services, ageism, sense of belonging, care community, digital skills, finnish home care, care workers thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology This chapter explores the role digital skills, interest in technology, and social support have in home care workers’ use of digital applications at work. The empirical research is based on the 2019 University of Jyväskylä survey study on eldercare work (N = 6,903), drawn from the members of four majors trade unions in Finland. In this chapter, a sub-sample of home care workers (n = 1,398) is used in the analyses. Structural equation models are used to estimate the direct and indirect effects of available technology support, digital skills, and interest in technology on the actual use of various digital applications at work. According to the results, technology support has no direct effect on the use of digital applications. However, technology support seems to increase interest in technology and improve digital skills, which in turn promotes the use of digital applications. The availability of technology support appears as a crucial facilitator for home care workers’ digital agency at work. 2022-10-13T04:02:13Z 2022-10-13T04:02:13Z 2022-10-12T12:55:43Z 2022 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58577 9780367725570 9780367725594 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/92622 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58577/1/9781003155317_10.4324_9781003155317-13.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58577/1/9781003155317_10.4324_9781003155317-13.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58577/1/9781003155317_10.4324_9781003155317-13.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003155317-13 10.4324/9781003155317-13 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Digital Transformations in Care for Older People 9780367725570 9780367725594 Routledge 21 open access |
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| topic | elder care, older people, care, digital agency, digitalization, public health, social services, ageism, sense of belonging, care community, digital skills, finnish home care, care workers thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology |
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