The potential of smart home technology for improving healthcare: a scoping review and reflexive thematic analysis

Q2 Social Sciences

Housing and Society Pub Date : 2021-10-13 DOI:10.1080/08882746.2021.1989857

Saahir Shafi, D. Mallinson

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Abstract

ABSTRACT As aging populations grow and contribute to rising healthcare costs, policymakers and scholars recognize the need for technological solutions that reduce the costs of public service delivery. Smart homes, equipped with an array of physical and virtual networks, automated products, and intelligent system controls, present a cost-effective solution to extend the independence of older adults and persons with disabilities. We conduct a scoping review and reflexive thematic analysis of the existing literature on smart homes and healthcare. Our analysis of abstracts from 303 articles published between 2010 and 2020 finds that although the research on smart homes and health is nascent, there has been a marked growth in the last decade. The disciplines of study with the most prolific research on the health effects of smart home technology are health informatics, engineering & technology, nursing & medical, gerontechnology, computing, and wireless communications. Much of this research appears to be conducted in OECD countries. The major themes identified in the literature are supply-side topics focusing on the technological development of smart home systems and demand-side topics concentrating on primary, secondary, and tertiary users. Most of the research analyzed is a-theoretical and most empirical methodologies used involve quantitative methods.

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智能家居技术改善医疗保健的潜力:范围审查和反思性专题分析

随着老龄化人口的增长和医疗成本的上升，政策制定者和学者认识到需要技术解决方案来降低公共服务提供的成本。智能家居配备了一系列物理和虚拟网络、自动化产品和智能系统控制，提供了一种经济有效的解决方案，可以延长老年人和残疾人的独立性。我们对智能家居和医疗保健的现有文献进行了范围审查和反思性专题分析。我们对2010年至2020年间发表的303篇文章的摘要进行了分析，发现尽管关于智能家居和健康的研究刚刚起步，但在过去十年中有了显著的增长。在智能家居技术对健康的影响方面，研究最多的学科是健康信息学、工程与技术、护理与医学、老年技术、计算和无线通信。大部分研究似乎是在经合发组织国家进行的。在文献中确定的主要主题是专注于智能家居系统技术发展的供给侧主题和专注于初级、二级和三级用户的需求侧主题。分析的大多数研究都是理论性的，使用的大多数实证方法涉及定量方法。

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Housing and Society Social Sciences-Urban Studies

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2.30

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期刊介绍： Housing and Society is the journal of the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA). The journal supports the mission of HERA by providing for the dissemination of research and other scholarly work. Submissions from a broad range of perspectives are encouraged. Topics in housing include: policy, design, social aspects, gerontology, behavioral aspects, energy/environment, equipment, interiors, economics, theory/model development, education, and program development or evaluation. The journal welcomes the submission of original research articles, notes and commentaries. Notes are shorter manuscripts presenting succinct information on housing related to one of the following categories: - Research: exploratory or not heavily theory-based or statistically analyzed - Academic: innovative teaching ideas - Program: development, implementation, and/or evaluation of Cooperative Extension or other housing programming efforts - Policy: examination of policy impact, comparative analysis, and/or need to achieve housing goals - Reviews: books, documentaries, etc.