SynthesisBMC medical ethics2023
Mapping ethical issues in the use of smart home health technologies to care for older persons: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integrating Assistive Technologies and Smart Home Systems in Neuromuscular Disorders: A Systematic Narrative Review of Clinical Outcomes and Occupational Therapy Perspectives.Occupational therapy international · 2026Pooled it
- Benefits and barriers associated with the use of smart home health technologies in the care of older persons: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Mapping Ethical Blind Spots in the Use of New Technologies to Support Elder Care.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Article
- Ethics at the Intersection of Intelligent Assistive Technology, Ageing, and the Home Environment: A Scoping Review.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Article
- Navigating the discourse on the use of social robot Pepper: ethical and practical implications.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Integrating Smart Home Technology with Social Services: A Qualitative Study of Chinese Older Adults' Experiences with the Care-on-Call Services.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- From broad strokes to fine details: qualitative research on the challenges of smart hospitals in Iran.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- A Novel Pathway for Integrating Ethics into Digital Technology Design: A Person-Centred Co-Design Approach Developed in the Context of Assistive Technologies for Older Adults.Science and engineering ethics · 2026Article
- Misalignments of values and preferences: Finding an ideal elder care arrangement.Journal of medical ethics · 2026Article
- Multi Perspective Considerations for Health Smart Home: Early Phase Exploratory Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Using Monitoring Technologies to Care for Older Persons: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Switzerland.Gerontology · 2026Article
- Nurses as guardians of time: the hidden clinical value of continuous care in geriatrics.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Promoting healthy aging in a digital world: leveraging technology for enhanced elderly care and wellbeing.Frontiers in aging · 2026Review
- Does Humanness Matter? An Ethical Evaluation of Sharing Care Work with Social Robots.Science and engineering ethics · 2025Article
- Smart-Home Innovation for Older Adults' Mental Health: Reimagining Usability and Accessibility.Preventing chronic disease · 2025Article
- Distance caregiving using smart home technologies: balancing ethical priorities in family decision-making by only children.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Exploring the spiritual experiences of older adults with chronic diseases: a qualitative study in a multicultural context.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A digital intelligence visualization health monitoring device for Alzheimer's disease patients based on WBAN technology.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Around the EQUATOR With Clin-STAR: AI-Based Randomized Controlled Trial Challenges and Opportunities in Aging Research.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Ethics of Sensor-Based Surveillance of People with Dementia in Clinical Practice.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundThe worldwide increase in older persons demands technological solutions to combat the shortage of caregiving and to enable aging in place. Smart home health technologies (SHHTs) are promoted and implemented as a possible solution from an economic and practical perspective. However, ethical considerations are equally important and need to be investigated.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review according to the PRISMA guidelines to investigate if and how ethical questions are discussed in the field of SHHTs in caregiving for older persons.
results156 peer-reviewed articles published in English, German and French were retrieved and analyzed across 10 electronic databases. Using narrative analysis, 7 ethical categories were mapped: privacy, autonomy, responsibility, human vs. artificial interactions, trust, ageism and stigma, and other concerns.
conclusionThe findings of our systematic review show the (lack of) ethical consideration when it comes to the development and implementation of SHHTs for older persons. Our analysis is useful to promote careful ethical consideration when carrying out technology development, research and deployment to care for older persons. REGISTRATION: We registered our systematic review in the PROSPERO network under CRD42021248543.
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