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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Care Networking: A Study of Technical Mediations in a Home Telecare Service
Gonzalo Correa1 
关键词: older people;    technical mediation;    interdependence;   
DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph10073072
来源: mdpi
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【 摘 要 】

This article examines the processes of technical mediation within familial care networks based on a study of home telecare targeted at older people. Supported by contributions from the actor—network theory as part of the social psychology of science and technology, these processes of technical mediation are analyzed using a qualitative approach. The data were gathered through six focus groups and four in-depth interviews; the participants in the study included users, relatives and formal carers. Thematic analysis techniques encompassing the information were used, revealing the effects on the patterns of caring relationships. The results show the interplay between presence-absence made possible by the devices; the two-way direction of care between the older people and the artifacts; and the process of sustaining care using the technology. We conclude that care should be seen as a socio-technical network where technology plays an active role in sustaining family relationships.

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© 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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