Embracing technology? Health and Social Care professionals' attitudes to the deployment of e-Health initiatives in elder care services in Catalonia and Ireland

Luciana Lolich, Isabella Riccò, Blanca Deusdad and Virpi Timonen

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019, vol. 147, issue C, 63-71

Abstract: •Professionals in both regions have a positive attitude towards the use of e-health as a supportive tool.•Technology is seen as way of reducing administrative burden and improving information exchange.•Professionals expressed concerns about technology as a substitute for face-to-face contact.•Training on ICT and change management procedures should accompany e-health initiatives.•Lack of system integration between different providers is a major barrier to meaningful use of technology in care services.

Keywords: Ireland; Catalonia; eHealth; Technology enablers; Barriers to technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.06.012

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