The Potential of Assistive Technologies in Facilitating Better Health and Social Care in China

Karim Hadjri; Tulika Gadakari; Junjie Huang; Isaiah Durosaiye

doi:10.18848/1832-3669/CGP/v16i02/15-33.

The Potential of Assistive Technologies in Facilitating Better Health and Social Care in China

Karim Hadjri, Tulika Gadakari, Junjie Huang, Isaiah Durosaiye

University of Sheffield

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Abstract

The paper presents findings of research from the ESRC-funded EU-China ODESSA project on housing and care models that support ageing in place. It explores the role of assistive technologies at home in achieving ageing in place in the Chinese context. It reviews research underpinning assistive technologies to understand their development and conceptualisation globally and in China. The world population is ageing with the percentage of older people, over 60 years and over 80 years, rising rapidly in China. Therefore, there is a growing need to find solutions that help older people to age well in their own homes. Older people wish to remain independent for as long as possible is also a positive outcome that can alleviate the increasing demand on the health and social care systems. This study used three focus groups in Beijing to explore ageing in place and the role of assistive technologies in relation to personal safety, access to health and social care, and social inclusion. It sought to establish participants’ levels of awareness, needs, and the day-to-day challenges they face while using the built environment and assistive technologies. This study emphasizes the importance of the Chinese context in understanding how ageing in place can be facilitated using assistive technologies. The findings provide recommendations to support the design of age-friendly environments that are technologically enhanced with the aim to enable better health, safety, independence and a sense of community in China.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-33
Number of pages	19
Journal	The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-3669/CGP/v16i02/15-33.
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council ESRC [Grant reference ES/L016095/1&2]. Project titled: ODESSA—Optimising Care Delivery Models to Support Ageing in Place: Towards Autonomy, Affordability and Financial Sustainability.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by The Economic and Social Research Council ESRC [Grant reference ES/L016095/1&2]. Project titled: ODESSA—Optimising Care Delivery Models to Support Ageing in Place: Towards Autonomy, Affordability and Financial Sustainability. The authors are very grateful to the support provided by The research assistants Jingjing Wang, Yiru Pan, and Yanisa Niennattrakul, PhD students at The University of Sheffield School of Architecture; students and colleagues at Tsinghua University and Beijing Union University; and all the participants from Beijing.

Publisher Copyright:
© Common Ground Research Networks, Karim Hadjri, Tulika Gadakari, Junjie Huang Isaiah Durosaiye, All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

Aging in Place
Assistive Technology
Health and Social Care
China

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