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erest in the new technology have decided to participate in the study so there attitudes towards smart technologies among older people and their informal carers in slovenia 77
can be a bias in the data on their technology competence and interest.
Conclusions
Our study confirms the potential of telecare services to address challenges re-
lated to LTC. There are many challenges that Slovenian society needs to ad-
dress in order to realize the full potential of telecare solutions. As can also be
seen in our sample, people are not familiar with telecare solutions and do not
use them. However, as our study also shows, they recognize their potential and
express interest in using them. Therefore, these technologies should be made
available to informal carers and older people. In addition, public authorities
need to recognize the role and care needs of informal carers and thus promote
a policy framework for the creation of telecare services for informal carers and
beyond. At the same time, familiarity with and acceptance of these technol-
ogies needs to be promoted not only among the general population but also
among social and health care professionals.
Acknowledgement
The study was carried out in the framework of the project i-evAALution, sup-
ported by AAL JP and projects Factors influencing the intention to use smart
technology-enabled care services among family caregivers of older people in
the context of telecare and Programme Internet research, financially support-
ed by the Slovenian Research Agency (J5-1785, P5-0399).
References
BEDNAŠ, M., and KAJZER, A. (Eds.), 2018. Active Ageing Strategy. Ljublja-
na: Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development of the Repub-
lic of Slovenia; Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Op-
portunities [online]. [viewed 5 January 2020]. Available from http://www.
umar.gov.si/fileadmin/user_upload/publikacije/kratke_analize/Strategi-
ja_dolgozive_druzbe/UMAR_SDD_ang.pdf
DOLNIČAR, V., PETROVČIČ, A., ŠETINC, M., KOŠIR, I., and KAVČIČ, M.,
2017. Understanding Acceptance Factors for Using e-care Systems and
Devices: Insights from a Mixed-Method Intervention Study in Slovenia.
In J. Zhou and G. Salvendy (Eds.), Human Aspects of IT for the Aged
Population. Applications, Services and Contexts (pp. 362–377). Cham:
Springer International Publishing.
DOLNIČAR, V., TRKMAN, M., BERZELAK, J., BARTOL, J., and HVALIČ
TOUZERY, S., 2021. Pomoč starejšim osebam s strani družinskih članov
ali sorodnikov in njihov odnos do novih tehnologij: Sumarni pregled
frekvenčnih porazdelitev in opisnih statistik zbranih podatkov (razisk-
ovalno poročilo na ARRS projektu J5-1785). Fakulteta za družbene vede.
Forthcoming publication.
can be a bias in the data on their technology competence and interest.
Conclusions
Our study confirms the potential of telecare services to address challenges re-
lated to LTC. There are many challenges that Slovenian society needs to ad-
dress in order to realize the full potential of telecare solutions. As can also be
seen in our sample, people are not familiar with telecare solutions and do not
use them. However, as our study also shows, they recognize their potential and
express interest in using them. Therefore, these technologies should be made
available to informal carers and older people. In addition, public authorities
need to recognize the role and care needs of informal carers and thus promote
a policy framework for the creation of telecare services for informal carers and
beyond. At the same time, familiarity with and acceptance of these technol-
ogies needs to be promoted not only among the general population but also
among social and health care professionals.
Acknowledgement
The study was carried out in the framework of the project i-evAALution, sup-
ported by AAL JP and projects Factors influencing the intention to use smart
technology-enabled care services among family caregivers of older people in
the context of telecare and Programme Internet research, financially support-
ed by the Slovenian Research Agency (J5-1785, P5-0399).
References
BEDNAŠ, M., and KAJZER, A. (Eds.), 2018. Active Ageing Strategy. Ljublja-
na: Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development of the Repub-
lic of Slovenia; Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Op-
portunities [online]. [viewed 5 January 2020]. Available from http://www.
umar.gov.si/fileadmin/user_upload/publikacije/kratke_analize/Strategi-
ja_dolgozive_druzbe/UMAR_SDD_ang.pdf
DOLNIČAR, V., PETROVČIČ, A., ŠETINC, M., KOŠIR, I., and KAVČIČ, M.,
2017. Understanding Acceptance Factors for Using e-care Systems and
Devices: Insights from a Mixed-Method Intervention Study in Slovenia.
In J. Zhou and G. Salvendy (Eds.), Human Aspects of IT for the Aged
Population. Applications, Services and Contexts (pp. 362–377). Cham:
Springer International Publishing.
DOLNIČAR, V., TRKMAN, M., BERZELAK, J., BARTOL, J., and HVALIČ
TOUZERY, S., 2021. Pomoč starejšim osebam s strani družinskih članov
ali sorodnikov in njihov odnos do novih tehnologij: Sumarni pregled
frekvenčnih porazdelitev in opisnih statistik zbranih podatkov (razisk-
ovalno poročilo na ARRS projektu J5-1785). Fakulteta za družbene vede.
Forthcoming publication.
