Chapter 5 Ageism in applying digital technology in healthcare
Digital technology is perceived as a solution to meet the ‘challenges’ of ageing and promote independent and healthy ageing. This approach, often driven by policy makers, is leading to the vast development of a so-called ‘Age-tech’ market, mainly focused on healthcare technologies. Despite the poten...
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| author | Mannheim, Ittay van Zaalen, Yvonne Wouters, Eveline J.M. |
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| description | Digital technology is perceived as a solution to meet the ‘challenges’ of ageing and promote independent and healthy ageing. This approach, often driven by policy makers, is leading to the vast development of a so-called ‘Age-tech’ market, mainly focused on healthcare technologies. Despite the potential positive outcomes, adoption and actual use of digital healthcare technologies are often low, and chronological age is often considered a barrier to the adoption of digital technology. Yet, the role of ageism in adoption and actual use is overlooked. This chapter discusses the potential theoretical influence of ageism in applying digital technology in care and healthcare. First, the chapter provides an overview of the perception of age in relation to digital technology and the manifestation of ageism in healthcare. It continues by providing recent evidence, from the field and from the authors’ research experience, in an attempt to describe two potential ways in which ageism is related to adoption and actual use of digital healthcare technology: 1) through the perspectives of different stakeholders (older adults, healthcare professionals, caregivers and designers) and 2) through the design of digital technology. Finally, the chapter discusses possible implications for practice in healthcare, design, research and policy concerning digital technology. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-978942025-07-17T12:15:58Z Chapter 5 Ageism in applying digital technology in healthcare Mannheim, Ittay van Zaalen, Yvonne Wouters, Eveline J.M. elder care, older people, care, digital agency, digitalization, public health, social services, ageism 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 Digital technology is perceived as a solution to meet the ‘challenges’ of ageing and promote independent and healthy ageing. This approach, often driven by policy makers, is leading to the vast development of a so-called ‘Age-tech’ market, mainly focused on healthcare technologies. Despite the potential positive outcomes, adoption and actual use of digital healthcare technologies are often low, and chronological age is often considered a barrier to the adoption of digital technology. Yet, the role of ageism in adoption and actual use is overlooked. This chapter discusses the potential theoretical influence of ageism in applying digital technology in care and healthcare. First, the chapter provides an overview of the perception of age in relation to digital technology and the manifestation of ageism in healthcare. It continues by providing recent evidence, from the field and from the authors’ research experience, in an attempt to describe two potential ways in which ageism is related to adoption and actual use of digital healthcare technology: 1) through the perspectives of different stakeholders (older adults, healthcare professionals, caregivers and designers) and 2) through the design of digital technology. Finally, the chapter discusses possible implications for practice in healthcare, design, research and policy concerning digital technology. 2023-03-03T05:58:04Z 2023-03-03T05:58:04Z 2023-02-23T10:22:32Z 2022 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61398 9780367725570 9780367725594 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97894 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/20.500.12657/61398/1/9781003155317_10.4324_9781003155317-7.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61398/1/9781003155317_10.4324_9781003155317-7.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61398/1/9781003155317_10.4324_9781003155317-7.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003155317-7 10.4324/9781003155317-7 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Digital Transformations in Care for Older People 9780367725570 9780367725594 Routledge 20 open access |
| spellingShingle | elder care, older people, care, digital agency, digitalization, public health, social services, ageism 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 Mannheim, Ittay van Zaalen, Yvonne Wouters, Eveline J.M. Chapter 5 Ageism in applying digital technology in healthcare |
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| topic | elder care, older people, care, digital agency, digitalization, public health, social services, ageism 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 |
| topic_facet | elder care, older people, care, digital agency, digitalization, public health, social services, ageism 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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