Äldre personers erfarenheter av aktiv teknik i hemmet: En intervjustudie med fenomenografisk ansats
2019 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Older adults’ experiences of active technology in the home : An interview study with a phenomenographic approach (English)
Abstract [sv]
Bakgrund: Andelen äldre personer ökar i befolkningen samtidigt som allt färre personer arbetar inom vård och omsorg. Med den aktiva teknikens hjälp finns möjligheter att bibehålla dagens kvalitet på vård och omsorg.
Syftet var att beskriva äldre personers uppfattningar av att leva med sensorer som registrerar deras dagliga liv i hemmet.
Metoden var kvalitativ med fenomenografisk analys. Tio informanter intervjuades med öppna frågor.
Resultatet består av ett utfallsrum med fyra beskrivningskategorier som beskriver fenomenet de äldres uppfattningar av att leva med sensorer. Dessa är: Trygghet med bevarad integritet; Aktiv teknik bidrar till ökat intresse för den egna hälsan; Teknik i behov av utveckling samt Ovisshet i om någon ser mig.
Konklusion: Äldre personer upplever ökad trygghet i det egna hemmet när aktiv teknik används. De erfar inte att integriteten kränks och ser möjligheter till att öka insikten om sin hälsa. Farhågor finns att avvikelser inte når fram och att hjälp uteblir. Genom aktiv teknik kan hälsa främjas och behovet av mer omfattande vård och omsorg i hemmet, på sjukhus eller eventuell flytt till annat boende kan senareläggas.
Abstract [en]
Background: The population of older adults are increasing whilst the workforce in health care and social services are decreasing.With the support of active technology there are opportunities to maintain the current quality of care in health care and social services.
The aim of this study was to describe older adults’ perceptions of living with sensors that register their activities in the home.
The method used was qualitative with a phenomenographic analysis. Ten older adults were interviewed using open questions.
Results: The outcome space consists of four categories describing the phenomenone older adults’ perceptions of living with sensors. These are: Security with preserved integrity, Active technology contributes to increased interest in health, Technology in need of development and Uncertainty in whether anyone sees me.
Conclusion: Older adults experiences increased security in their own home with the help of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) without losing their integrity and the older adults saw opportunities to increase their insight about their health via active technology. There were concerns in regard to provision of care due to the fear that the registration of abnormalities were not conveyed properly. Through active technology, health may be improved and the need of extensive care and nursing at home, in hospitals or any relocation to other accommodations can be postponed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 29
Keywords [en]
AAL (Ambient Assisted Living), home, older adults, security, sensors
Keywords [sv]
Aktiv teknik, eget boende, sensorer, trygghet, äldre
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-16869OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-16869DiVA, id: diva2:1314128
Subject / course
Nursing/Nursing Science
Educational program
Primary Health Care - Specialist Nursing Programme
Supervisors
Examiners
2020-09-082019-05-072020-09-08Bibliographically approved