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Empowering Ageing: Navigating the Future of Digital Healthcare for Older Adults – a Rapid Reviewof Perspectives and Challenges

Amina Singh-Mehta, Philipp Nixdorf, Sophia Schulz, Andrea Tales Orcid Logo, Gary Christopher Orcid Logo

KEEP ON PLANNING FOR THE REAL WORLD. Climate Change calls for Nature-based Solutions and Smart Technologies, Volume: Proceedings of REAL CORP 2024, 29th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society (pp. 265-274). CORP–Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning., Pages: 265 - 274

Swansea University Authors: Andrea Tales Orcid Logo, Gary Christopher Orcid Logo

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Digital health offers innovative and promising solutions addressing the challenges of an ageing population.The pandemic has shown the advantages of treating and monitoring patients with assisted technology andtheir cost-effectiveness. Several studies demonstrate that older people can benefit from as...

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