A new article by Dr Kate Hamblin ”Telecare, obtrusiveness, acceptance and use: An empirical exploration” has been published via OnlineFirst service through SAGE's electronic journal platform, SAGE Journals.
Telecare is increasingly part of the United Kingdom (UK)’s health and social care arrangements, and therefore occupational therapists’ practice. Understanding factors which influence telecare’s acceptance and usage is important to ensure optimal outcomes, both for service users and health and social care systems.
This paper uses data collected by a qualitative, multi-method, longitudinal research study (n=60) to explore whether an American model of ‘obtrusiveness’ is applicable to the UK context by examining what factors influence older adults’ acceptance and use of telecare.
Further Information: http://bjo.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/0308022616667751v1.pdf?ijkey=CkOIW9qzh9z25Ll&keytype=finite
