Digital Welfare for the Third Age: Health and social care informatics for older people

Author:   Brian D. Loader (University of York, UK) ,  Michael Hardey (Hull York Medical School, UK) ,  Leigh Keeble (University of York, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415454094


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   19 December 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Brian D. Loader (University of York, UK) ,  Michael Hardey (Hull York Medical School, UK) ,  Leigh Keeble (University of York, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780415454094


ISBN 10:   0415454093
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   19 December 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction Part 1: Towards Integrated Service Provision? 2. Are there Limits to the Integration of Care for Older People?3. Partnership in assessment? A case study of integrated information sharing Part 2: User-Centred Assessment and Autonomy 4. Perspectives on Telecare: Implications for Autonomy, Support and Social Inclusion 5. ICTs and Healthcare: User-Centred Devices and Patient Work 6. Networked carers: digital exclusion or digital empowerment? Part 3: Integrated User Design 7. Making sense of sensors: older people’s and professional caregivers’ attitudes towards telecare8. The performativity of a volunteer based telecare service 9. From have nots to watch dogs: understanding internet health communication behaviors of online senior citizens

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Brian D. Loader is Co-Director of the Social Informatics Research Unit, Department of Sociology, University of York. Michael Hardey is Reader in Sociology at the Hull/York Medical School and the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Hull. Leigh Keeble is a Development Officer in local government, and previously a Research Fellow at the University of York.

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