Assessing the Use of Welfare Technology in Social Care for Older Adults Through Assistant Nurses’ Perceptions of Upskilling and Care Delivery Outcomes: Cross-Sectional Study
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Abstract Background The implementation of welfare technologies, a broad array of technologies that have the potential to maintain or improve individuals’ safety, independence, and participation, has increased rapidly in recent years, offering new ways of delivering care. However, studies of welfare technology use in the social care sector are scarce. Objective This study aims to explore the use of different types of welfare technologies, training in the use of these technologies, and to identify their associations with outcomes for care recipients and frontline care workers in the social care of older adults. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted based on a nationwide randomized sample of assistant nurses employed in social care for older adults in Sweden (N=1163; response rate 23%). Dependent variables were outcomes for care recipients (continuity of care, participation, and reduction in loneliness) and upskilling for frontline care workers. The exposure variables were types of welfare technologies and training in the use of such technologies. Associations between exposure and dependent variables were assessed through logistic regression models. Results According to the perceptions of care workers, interactive technologies were significantly positively associated with continuity of care (odds ratio [OR] 1.58, 95% CI 1.15‐2.18), participation (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.48‐2.74), and reduction in loneliness among care recipients (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.41‐2.62). In addition,…
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