STORRE
STORRE: Stirling Online Research Repository
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/1893/17653| Appears in Collections: | Computing Science and Mathematics Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Advances in Telecare over The Past Ten Years |
| Author(s): | Turner, Kenneth J McGee-Lennon, Marilyn |
| Contact Email: | k.j.turner@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | assisted living health care home care independent living social care telehealth |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2013 |
| Date Deposited: | 15-Nov-2013 |
| Citation: | Turner KJ & McGee-Lennon M (2013) Advances in Telecare over The Past Ten Years. Smart Homecare Technology and Telehealth, 1 (1), pp. 21-34. http://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=14978; https://doi.org/10.2147/SHTT.S42674 |
| Abstract: | This article reviews advances during the past decade or so in telecare (ie, computer-supported social care at home). The need for telecare is discussed along with how it relates to social and health care. The expected benefits of telecare are also discussed. The evolution of telecare technology is reviewed, covering various system generations. The capabilities of present day telecare are covered, along with its advantages, limitations, and barriers to uptake. Recent evaluations and exemplars of telecare are discussed. The user requirements for telecare are presented, complemented by a discussion of the issues in user and professional acceptance. The article concludes with a summary of past developments in telecare and the prospects for the future. |
| URL: | http://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=14978 |
| DOI Link: | 10.2147/SHTT.S42674 |
| Rights: | This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. Permissions beyond the scope of the License are administered by Dove Medical Press Limited. Information on how to request permission may be found at: http://www.dovepress.com/permissions.php |
| Licence URL(s): | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| care-adv-published.pdf | Fulltext - Published Version | 341.36 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
This item is protected by original copyright |
A file in this item is licensed under a Creative Commons License
Items in the Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
The metadata of the records in the Repository are available under the CC0 public domain dedication: No Rights Reserved https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
If you believe that any material held in STORRE infringes copyright, please contact library@stir.ac.uk providing details and we will remove the Work from public display in STORRE and investigate your claim.