Digitalization in Home Healthcare - Balancing Innovation with Workforce Well-being

Sara Karnehed

Content

As healthcare systems worldwide increasingly adopt digital tools like electronic medication administration records (eMAR), it is essential to understand how these technologies impact the work environment and roles of healthcare professionals. Our studies provide critical insights into these changes, focusing on Swedish home healthcare, where an eMAR has been integrated into daily practice.

Reserchers

Lena Karin Erlandsson(1), Lena Petersson(1), Daniel Tyskbo(1), Margareta Norell Pejner(2), Ingrid Larsson(1), Helena Linge(3)

(1) School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden

(2) Department of Home Care, Halmstad Municipality, Halmstad, Sweden

(3) Department of Research and Development, Region Halland, Halmstad, Sweden,

Partners

Academic: Halmstad University,

Public sector: Region Halland

Funding

Halmstad University, Region Halland

Karnehed, S., Pejner, M. N., Erlandsson, K., & Petersson, L. (2024). Electronic medication administration record (eMAR) in Swedish home healthcare—Implications for Nurses' and nurse Assistants' Work environment: A qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 38(2), 347-357.

Karnehed, S., Erlandsson, L., Norell Pejner, M. (2022). Nurses’ Perspectives on an Electronic Medication Administration Record in Home Health Care: Qualitative Interview Study. JMIR Nursing 2022;5(1):e35363. DOI: 10.2196/35363.

Contact

Sara Karnehed

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