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Research Article: Technology-Enabled Senior Living: A Preliminary Report on Stakeholder Perspectives

Date Published: 2024-02-01

Abstract:
Background: The integration of stakeholders is crucial in developing smart living technologies to support the autonomy of elderly populations. Despite the clear benefits of these technologies, there remains a significant gap in comprehensive research. Methods: This study presents the viewpoints of 19 stakeholders from Europe and Japan, focusing on the sustainability of smart living solutions for Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA). Data were gathered through qualitative semi-structured interviews and analysed using a Framework Analysis approach. Results: Analysis of the interviews revealed six key sustainability categories: addressing the unmet needs of older adults, functionalities of the smart living coach, integration within organizations, identified barriers, financial considerations, and the social role of the smart living coach. Conclusions: This research underscores the importance of evaluating user needs through the involvement of various stakeholders, including the elderly, their caregivers, professionals, technicians, service providers, and government bodies. Collaborative efforts are essential to generate new evidence demonstrating the value of smart living solutions in facilitating Active and Healthy Ageing.

Introduction:
Stakeholder engagement in designing health services seems to be a path to improve patient access and outcomes and patient-centred care [1,2,3,4]. This engagement remains a key factor when co-creating smart living solutions to sustain the independent living of older adults, since stakeholders are individuals or groups responsible for or are affected by health and healthcare-related decisions [5,6,7]. Due to demographic change, a low number of care professionals, and changes in family structures, there is now a turn…

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