Effect of robot for medication management on home care professionals' use of working time in older people's home care: a non-randomized controlled clinical trial.

Journal: BMC health services research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Medication management has a key role in the daily tasks of home care professionals delivered to older clients in home care. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of using a robot for medication management on home care professionals´ use of working time.

Authors

  • Satu Kajander-Unkuri
    Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
  • Mojtaba Vaismoradi
    Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.
  • Jouko Katajisto
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
  • Mari Kangasniemi
    University Lecturer, University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, Kuopio, Finland.
  • Riitta Turjamaa
    Unit of Continuous Learning, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland.