Hilde G. Corneliussen
Western Norway Research Institute, Sogndal, Norway
Marit Haugan Hove
Western Norway Research Institute, Sogndal, Norway
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Published in: Proceedings from The 15th Scandinavian Conference on Health Informatics 2017 Kristiansand, Norway, August 29–30, 2017
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 145:1, p. 1-7
Published: 2018-01-04
ISBN: 978-91-7685-364-1
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
New assistive technology appears as part of the solution for a coming ’crisis’ in health care services. This paper analyses experiences with introducing welfare technology in small municipalities in the region of Sogn and Fjordane. The empirical material is based on nine interviews with project groups and health care leaders in municipalities working with welfare technology. While many of the national advice and recommendations about assistive technology are good guidelines, the findings suggest that certain challenges are increased by the small size of the municipalities. This points to the importance of recognising different needs created by a variation among municipalities.
