The use of high technology for health care at home: issues and implications.
Advances in technology and treatment have resulted in a growing population of very old and very young people whose lives are technology dependent. These people are being cared for in increasing numbers in their homes by care-givers inadequately trained for the task. The unintended negative consequences and the positive effects of such care are examined, and ethical concerns are raised.
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Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0191.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000639:trends*; D011787:Quality of Health Care