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Towards responsible implementation of monitoring technologies in institutional care

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Grigorovich, Alisa, Kontos, Pia·2020·The Gerontologist
DOI 10.1093/geront/gnz190PMC PMC7491435
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Increasing awareness of errors and harms in institutional care settings, combined with rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, have resulted in a widespread push for implementing monitoring technologies in institutional settings. There has been limited critical reflection in gerontology regarding the ethical, social, and policy implications of using these technologies. We critically review current scholarship regarding use of monitoring technology in institutional care, and identify key gaps in knowledge and important avenues for future research and development.

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  • Interest in surveillance technologies for monitoring workers in nursing homes pre-dates the pandemic and is part of a broader phenomenon of algorithmic management across sectors such as retail, manufacturing, banking, hotels, and call centers.

    “interest in these technologies for monitoring workers in nursing homes pre-dates the pandemic and is part of a broader phenomenon of algorithmic management across sectors such as retail, manufacturing, banking, hotels, and call centers (Grigorovich and Kontos, 2020; Wood, 2021).”

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Authors
Grigorovich, A., & Kontos, P.
Affiliations
University Health Network (CA)
Corresponding author
Grigorovich, Alisa
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Venue
The Gerontologist
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2020-01-20
Volume
60
Issue
7
Pages
1194-1201
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
DOI
10.1093/geront/gnz190
PMC
PMC7491435
OpenAlex
W3002514201
Cited by
29
References
4
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2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
3.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Locations
  • The Gerontologist (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Keywords
monitoring technology, institutional care, elderly care, artificial intelligence, ethics of technology, social consequences, policy implications
MeSH terms
Artificial Intelligence, Forecasting, Humans, Technology

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