{"id":684,"date":"2024-04-08T21:43:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=684"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:46:16","slug":"7-5-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/7-5-1\/","title":{"raw":"7.5.1 Technology in LTC","rendered":"7.5.1 Technology in LTC"},"content":{"raw":"Utilizing new &amp; advanced technology has been identified as a possible solution to help improve the health and wellbeing of LTC residents[footnote]The McMaster Health Forum, 2021[\/footnote].\u00a0Technology may have various benefits, such as:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Helping residents who travel around the facility<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promoting social interaction among residents<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTechnology has much potential for helping to address important issues in LTC including:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Facilitating virtual visits with care providers, caregivers, families and friends<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Assist with communication between facilities, and between the various care providers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Monitoring the safety of residents<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Touchless hardware and voice-activated devices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Artificial intelligence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTechnologies used in LTC include the following[footnote]Ops, 2021[\/footnote]:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Improved data for improved outcomes: Analytics technology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Better communications can lead to better care:\u00a0Technology improves communication to the circle of care<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Videoconferencing technology can keep residents connected:\u00a0Videoconferencing can increase the total time of social interaction patients have with their friends and family.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Games and videos can stimulate activity and boost mood:\u00a0Video games can encourage patients to increase physical activity and have fun!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Virtual reality headsets can aid in addressing limitations or health challenges related to aging:\u00a0Assist patients, to see the world around, and to engage in various activities and sceneries.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Wearable technology can improve health and safety:\u00a0Wearable devices can\u00a0 track biometric data that can warn health providers of impending issues.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Visitor management apps prevent disease spread:\u00a0Visitor management apps can avoid risky disease transmission by ensuring visitors check in securely.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Utilizing new &amp; advanced technology has been identified as a possible solution to help improve the health and wellbeing of LTC residents<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"The McMaster Health Forum, 2021\" id=\"return-footnote-684-1\" href=\"#footnote-684-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a>.\u00a0Technology may have various benefits, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helping residents who travel around the facility<\/li>\n<li>Promoting social interaction among residents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technology has much potential for helping to address important issues in LTC including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitating virtual visits with care providers, caregivers, families and friends<\/li>\n<li>Assist with communication between facilities, and between the various care providers<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring the safety of residents<\/li>\n<li>Touchless hardware and voice-activated devices<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technologies used in LTC include the following<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Ops, 2021\" id=\"return-footnote-684-2\" href=\"#footnote-684-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved data for improved outcomes: Analytics technology<\/li>\n<li>Better communications can lead to better care:\u00a0Technology improves communication to the circle of care<\/li>\n<li>Videoconferencing technology can keep residents connected:\u00a0Videoconferencing can increase the total time of social interaction patients have with their friends and family.<\/li>\n<li>Games and videos can stimulate activity and boost mood:\u00a0Video games can encourage patients to increase physical activity and have fun!<\/li>\n<li>Virtual reality headsets can aid in addressing limitations or health challenges related to aging:\u00a0Assist patients, to see the world around, and to engage in various activities and sceneries.<\/li>\n<li>Wearable technology can improve health and safety:\u00a0Wearable devices can\u00a0 track biometric data that can warn health providers of impending issues.<\/li>\n<li>Visitor management apps prevent disease spread:\u00a0Visitor management apps can avoid risky disease transmission by ensuring visitors check in securely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-684-1\">The McMaster Health Forum, 2021 <a href=\"#return-footnote-684-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-684-2\">Ops, 2021 <a href=\"#return-footnote-684-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":517,"menu_order":17,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-684","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":63,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":687,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/684\/revisions\/687"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/63"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/684\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}