Older adults perspectives on the potential for technology to enhance care in academic medical centers...International Society for Gerontechnology 13th World Conference, October 22-26, 2022, Daegu, South Korea
Purpose Academic-Medical Centers(AMCs) present a unique interface between academia, clinical care, and research and offer a platform for the provision of technological services that promote holistic, centralized, patient- centered care. These innovations can improve holistic care and health outcomes...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 21; pp. 1 - 2 |
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| Formato: | proceedings research Journal Article |
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International Society for Gerontechnology
Oct2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161396230&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161396230 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15691101 904R jtl: Gerontechnology issn: 15691101 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2022 vid: 21 pid: 54298 pub: International Society for Gerontechnology artinfo: ui: 161396230 161396230 161396230 161396230 ppf: 1 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Older adults perspectives on the potential for technology to enhance care in academic medical centers...International Society for Gerontechnology 13th World Conference, October 22-26, 2022, Daegu, South Korea aug: au: VandeWeerd, C. Sappington, E. Roberts, M. Poon, L. affil: UF Health Precision Health Research Center-The Villages 1400 US 441, Suite 820, The Villages FL 32159, USA sug: subj: Gerontologic Care Academic Medical Centers Technology In Old Age Congresses and Conferences South Korea South Korea Aged Aged, 80 and Over Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over ab: Purpose Academic-Medical Centers(AMCs) present a unique interface between academia, clinical care, and research and offer a platform for the provision of technological services that promote holistic, centralized, patient- centered care. These innovations can improve holistic care and health outcomes, but research on engaging older adults is still in its infancy. This study aims to 1) understand older adults' perspectives on AMCs and their capacity to enhance healthcare through technological means; and 2) identify potential challenges and benefits of current technology in simplifying, streamlining, and enhancing care. Method Eight focus-groups(4 female; 4 male) were conducted with older adults (N=64) between April and May 2021 in The Villages - an active lifestyle retirement community in central Florida home to more than 140,000 older adults. Focus group domains explored included existing AMC knowledge and experience; prior/current technology exposure/use in day-to-day environments, for personal health, and within health systems including AMCs; perceptions of the benefits, challenges of health technology use; and preferences/suggestions for future use across environments. Demographic surveys were collected and analyzed via descriptive statistics. Focus-groups were transcribed, and content analysis identified salient themes. Results and Discussion Participants reported a mean age of 72.4 (SD=6.4) and rated their overall health 8.59/10 (SD=1.05). Across genders, themes of technology advancement in care coordination and delivery resonated strongly in AMCs, with preferences for pragmatic/simple-to-use advancements to foster effective engagement. Participants preferred simplified user-facing delivery systems (i.e. patient portals and health outcomes dashboards) and infrastructure (e.g., centralized electronic medical record systems) to "avoid filling out the same form 6 times." Participants expressed feeling "left behind" especially during technological updates, suggesting options for disabling automatic updates to allow time to learn changes; and highlighted need for design that supports accommodation for age-related-changes such as deficits in vision and hearing and onset of arthritis that often occur in late life and can limit efficacy in many existing technologies. AMCs have significant potential for engaging older adults in fostering sustainable, holistic, technology-enhanced care. Older adults value healthcare innovation, desire to assist progress, and expressed preference for cohesive, inclusive, and engaging technologies. AMCs are well-poised to engage these consumers and harness technologies to enhance healthcare-quality. As new AMCs are being designed and built, older adults should be engaged at multiple time-points to facilitate success in achieving the triple health care aim: improving health outcomes and perceived satisfaction with care, while reducing health care costs. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: proceedings research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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