Perspectives of only children on the use of smart technologies for transnational family care.
Adult-only children who migrate face challenges to manage their caregiving responsibilities towards older parents transnationally. We investigated the opportunities and gaps of smart remote monitoring and robotic technologies to meet these family care needs of migrants permanently residing in Europe...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Family Studies Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 209 - 234 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2026
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