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La teleasistencia domiciliaria y la persona mayor domesticada

El aumento de la población mayor de 65 años en los países europeos ha llevado a las autoridades einvestigadores a preguntarse insistentemente cómo lograr un “buen envejecimiento”. uevastecnologías asistenciales y nuevos discursos sobre el envejecimiento est!n surgiendo como respuesta.

"in embargo# no solo o$recen “soluciones”% tambi&n est!n creando retos nuevos. Este estudioe'amina cómo la teleasistencia domiciliaria lidia con uno de ellos( la conciliación# en la pr!ctica# dedos $ormas distintas de “buen envejecimiento”( el “envejecimiento en el lugar” y el “envejecimientoactivo”.

Referencias:Aceros, Juan Carlos; Pols, Jeannete; Domènech, Miquel. Where is grandma !ome telecare, good agingand the domestication of later life. "echnological #orecasting $ %ocial Change &'(), *ol. + , -. ('& (((.doi: ('.('(/01.techfore.&'(2.'(.'(/

3a teleasistencia domiciliaria es un ser4icio de cuidado a distancia que se em-lea en 5s-a6a desde lad7cada de los +'. 5ste ser4icio est8 orientado a la atenci9n, fundamentalmente, de -ersonas ma ores que4i4en solas en sus casas de -ersonas en situaci9n de de-endencia. 5n los ltimos a6os, un gru-o de

in4estigadores del De-artamento de Psicologarcelona halle4ado a ca?o distintos estudios etnogr8ficos so?re la im-lementaci9n de las tecnolog

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La teleassist)ncia domicili*ria i la persona gran domesticada

L+augment de la població major de 65 anys als pa,sos europeus ha portat a les autoritats iinvestigadors a preguntar insistentment com aconseguir un -bon envelliment-. oves tecnologiesassistencials i nous discursos sobre l+envelliment estan sorgint com a resposta. o obstant ai' # nonom&s o$erei'en -solucions-% tamb& estan creant reptes nous. /0uest estudi e'amina com la

teleassist)ncia domicili*ria topa amb un d+ells( la conciliació# en la pr*ctica# de dues $ormesdi$erents de -bon envelliment-( -l1envelliment en el lloc- i -l1envelliment actiu-.

Referències:Acers, Juan Carlos; Pols, Jeannete; Domènech, Miquel. Where is grandma !ome telecare, good agingand the domestication of later life. "echnological #orecasting $ %ocial Change &'(), *ol. + , -Gg. ('&(((. doi: ('.('(/ 0 1.techfore.&'(2.'(.'(/

3a teleassistència domiciliGria 7s un ser4ei de cura a distGncia que sHem-ra a 5s-an a des de la dècadadels +'. Aquest ser4ei estG orientat a lHatenci9, fonamentalment, de -ersones grans que 4iuen soles a casa ide -ersones en situaci9 de de-endència. 5n els ltims an s, un gru- dHin4estigadors del De-artament dePsicologia %ocial de la =ni4ersitat AutInoma de >arcelona ha -ortat a terme diferents estudis etnogrGficsso?re la im-lementaci9 de les tecnologies de teleassistència en el nostre entorn, i so?re els seus efectes en

la 4ida quotidiana de les -ersones grans.

5n un article recentment -u?licat, lHatenci9 dels in4estigadors sHha centrat en un efecte -arado@al de lateleassistència: en un conte@t en què les -ol

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4ome telecare and the elderly domesticated

he increasing amount o$ people over 65 years in Europe has led authorities and researchers toonder insistently ho to achieve a 7success$ul aging1. e assistive technologies and ne

discourses on aging are emerging in response to this 0uestion. he ans er does not only 7solve1 theissue o$ aging populations% they are also creating ne challenges o$ their o n. his study e'amines

ho home telecare services deal ith one o$ this challenges( the conciliation# in practice# o$ t odi$$erent $orms o$ 7aging ell1( 7aging in place1 and 7active aging1.

References:Aceros, Juan Carlos; Pols, Jeannette; Domenech, Miquel. Where is grandma !ome telecare, good agingand the domestication of later life. "echnological #orecasting $ %ocial Change &'(), *ol. + , -. ('& (((.doi: ('.('(/01.techfore.&'(2.'(.'(/

!ome telecare is a remote care ser4ice Nhich is used in %-ain since the +'s. "his ser4ice is mainloriented to the attention of older -eo-le li4ing alone in their homes and -eo-le in situation of de-endenc .On recent ears, a grou- of researchers from the De-artment of %ocial Ps cholog at the =ni4ersitatAutInoma de >arcelona has carried out se4eral ethnogra-hic studies on the im-lementation of telecaretechnologies in the %-anish conte@t, and its im-act on older -eo-leKs e4er da life.

On a recentl -u?lished article, the researchersK attention has focused on a -arado@ical effect of telecare: ina conte@t in Nhich the -olicies and -rograms fostering acti4e agingK ha4e ?ecome 4er -o-ular, telecare

-redominantl -romotes a form of aging at homeK that em-hasiEes the -ermanence of the user in his0her house. On recent decades, the discourses on acti4e aging and aging in -lace ha4e ?egun to changeentrenched stereot -es a?out old age and aging. "he authorities and industr are confident that these tNoforms of aging NellK can ?e -romoted ? using telecare technologies, domotics, ro?otics andtelemedicine. !oNe4er, our stud shoNs that this is not necessaril the case.

"he stud Nas conducted -rimaril through ethnogra-hic research techniques. Onter4ieNs and focusgrou-s Nith telecare users, formal and informal caregi4ers, social and health -rofessionals and telecare

-rofessionals Nere also carried out. "he data anal sis shoNs that telecare ser4ices NorQ in -romoting anideal of safeK later life Nhich requires s-ending a significant -art of the da at home. "his Na , the

ser4ice can Narrant that their technologies are -ro-erl fulfilling its function. "he usersK conformit tothis ideal of secure later life is achie4ed through a set of -ractices including the transformation of theelderl Ks self -erce-tion older -eo-le start to see themsel4es as fragile and in need of care ; learning neNroutines that incor-orate self care and tele care in dail life; and the use of assisti4e technologies thatonl NorQ at home.

"he a?o4e mentioned -ractices are de-lo ed ? telecare -ersonnel, ?ut also ? userKs relati4es, caregi4ersand social and health -rofessionals. "he are also incor-orated ? users themsel4es. "he outcome is a sortof domesticK or domesticatedK -erson Nhose lifest le is inconsistent Nith an acti4e Na of life.Ondeed, the stud shoNs hoN older -eo-le Nho descri?e themsel4es as acti4eK resist the use of hometelecare as Nell as the modalit of aging in -laceK that the ser4ice seems to -rescri?e. "hese results draNattention to the fact that a gi4en technolog ma ha4e a num?er of meanings for different t -es of users."his 4aria?ilit in meanings is an issue to ?e taQen into account in technological design -rocesses. "hat

Na it Nould ?e -ossi?le to create -roducts Nhich are consistent Nith different forms of aging NellK.

Juan C. Aceros and Miquel Domenech2epartment o$ "ocial 3sychology

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