Telehealth at home: Co-designing a smart home telehealth system

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dc.citation.volume277
dc.contributor.authorHunter I
dc.contributor.authorElers P
dc.contributor.authorLockhart C
dc.contributor.authorGuesgen H
dc.contributor.authorWhiddett D
dc.contributor.authorSingh A
dc.contributor.editorMaeder AJ
dc.contributor.editorHiga C
dc.contributor.editorvan den Berg MEL
dc.contributor.editorClaire G
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-15T20:26:00Z
dc.date.available2025-04-15T20:26:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-29
dc.description.abstractIncreasing life expectancy and rates of chronic conditions place increasing demands on aged care health and support services. One response preferred by older adults and seen as cost effective is aging in place, whereby older people remain in their own homes and avoid aged residential care. For this to take place, it is crucial that older people maintain effective relationships with support networks and that older adults and these networks have adequate information to support patient centred health and wellness care at home. This study explored how smart home telehealth, a form of telehealth where health care is provided at a distance using smart home digital technology (sensors), could assist older people to age in place and enhance their health and wellbeing. It was a two-phase project, preceded by a workshop with experts:1) 41 interviews with older adults and their informal support networks, seven focus groups with 44 health providers working with older adults, which informed 2) a pilot implementation of a co-designed telehealth system, addressing key barriers identified in Phase 1. The system used low cost, easily accessible, and commercially available sensors, transferring information via email and/or text messaging. It was successfully piloted with five older adults and twelve of their respective support networks for six months, who reported an increased feeling of security and improved interpersonal communication. The findings indicate that smart home telehealth could assist aging in place, and the study provides insights into successful co-design of smart home telehealth services at scale that could be implemented and deployed in contexts wider than aged care.
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dc.description.place-of-publicationAmsterdam, Netherlands
dc.edition.edition1
dc.format.number-of-pieces8
dc.format.pagination47-56
dc.identifier.citationHunter I, Elers P, Lockhart C, Guesgen H, Whiddett D, Singh A. (2021). Telehealth at home: Co-designing a smart home telehealth system. Maeder AJ, Higa C, van den Berg MEL, Claire G. Telehealth Innovations in Remote Healthcare Services Delivery: Global Telehealth 2020. (pp. 47-56). Amsterdam, Netherlands. IOS Press B V.
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/SHTI210027
dc.identifier.eisbn978-1-64368-171-9
dc.identifier.elements-typechapter
dc.identifier.isbn978-1643681702
dc.identifier.number6
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72789
dc.publisherIOS Press B V
dc.publisher.urihttps://ebooks.iospress.nl/doi/10.3233/SHTI210027
dc.relation.isPartOfStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
dc.relation.ispartofTelehealth Innovations in Remote Healthcare Services Delivery: Global Telehealth 2020
dc.rights© 2021 The authors and IOS Press
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectAging in place
dc.subjectsmart home technology
dc.subjecttelehealth
dc.subjectwellness
dc.titleTelehealth at home: Co-designing a smart home telehealth system
dc.typechapter
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