Ethical considerations of digital health technology in older adult care
M. G. Finco, Nabiel Mir, Gillian Gresham, Megan Huisingh‐Scheetz
Abstract
Digital health technology has the potential to revolutionise geriatric care. The digital divide has decreased among older adults,1 and over a third of adults aged 50 years and older in the USA already use technology for health or independence.2 Device types are broad (eg, wearable and non-wearable sensors, tablets, telephones, computers, cameras, robots, and voice-activated technology) and have the potential to improve two key health-care domains: monitoring (eg, activity, sleep, glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, falls, frailty, cognitive function, and medication or treatment adherence)3–7 and service delivery (eg, remote provider visits, education, reminders, and health information sharing).