title: Assistive technologies along supply chains in health care and in the social services sector.
abstract: Health care systems in Austria and Slovenia are currently facing challenges due to scarce resources and demographic change which can be seen especially along the supply chains. The main objective of this paper is to present an option to improve the use of assistive technologies. An extensive literature research for the theoretic part as well as a qualitative survey for the empiric part focusing on short-term care were carried out. Results show that there is a lack of information and training on assistive technologies. As a consequence, their full potential cannot be exploited. Therefore a guideline for nursing consultations was developed. To conclude, both the literature research and the qualitative survey show that assistive technologies have high potentials to improve the supply chains in the health care and social services sector, but there is a lot of information and training on them needed.
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule Burgenland GmbH, Department Gesundheit, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule Burgenland GmbH, Department Gesundheit, Austria.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hauer
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule Burgenland GmbH, Department Gesundheit, Austria.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schloffer
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule Burgenland GmbH, Department Gesundheit, Austria.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leyrer
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D017524:Slovenia; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000069341:Transitional Care / Q000458:organization & administration*