Technology-Mediated Enrichment in Aged Care: Survey and Interview Study

J Waycott; W Zhao; RM Kelly; E Robertson

Journal article

Technology-Mediated Enrichment in Aged Care: Survey and Interview Study

J Waycott, W Zhao, RM Kelly, E Robertson

Jmir Aging | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.2196/31162

Abstract

Background: Digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR), humanoid robots, and digital companion pets have the potential to provide social and emotional enrichment for people living in aged care. However, there is currently limited knowledge about how technologies are being used to provide enrichment, what benefits they provide, and what challenges arise when deploying these technologies in aged care settings. Objective: This study aims to investigate how digital technologies are being used for social and emotional enrichment in the Australian aged care industry and identify the benefits and challenges of using technology for enrichment in aged care. Methods: A web-based survey (N=20) w..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Jenny Waycott Author

Wei Zhao Author

Ryan Kelly Author

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Emerging Technologies for Enrichment in Old Age: A Critical Perspective

This project aims to generate knowledge about older adults' experiences with emerging technologies used for social and emotional enrichment...

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Australian government through a grant from the Australian Research Council awarded to JW (grant=FT170100420). The authors would like to thank all survey respondents and interviewees for their contributions to the study.