Chapter 1 Introduction

Digital technologies shape our embodied lives and affect our knowledge of the self and the world. The introductory chapter of the book presents the state of the art in the research on digitalisation of health and social care work, with a focus on care for older people. In ageing societies, understan...

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Huvudupphov: Hirvonen, Helena, Tammelin, Mia, Wouters, Eveline J.M., Hänninen, Riitta
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Tammelin, Mia
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