Table 3.
Overview of the identified challenges with the prevailing theme and the possible co-themes for each challenge.
Challenge | Type of challenge | |||
Technology-related | Organizational | Socioeconomic | Ethical | |
Design and usability of technology | xa |
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ICTb solutions are time-consuming | x |
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ICT solutions lack specificity | x |
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ICT solutions are not integrated in different devices | x |
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ICT solutions don’t provide diverse content | x |
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Distrust in technology | x | yc |
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Digital illiteracy | x | y | y | y |
ICT may replace other support measures for informal caregivers |
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x |
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Lack of awareness |
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x |
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Lack of Interoperability and fragmentation of support solutions | y | x |
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Gap between research and ICT-based support solutions providers | y | x |
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Funding and cost of technology |
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y | x |
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Sustainability and lack of business models |
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y | x |
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ICT may create inequality |
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x | y |
Poor ICT infrastructure | y | y | x |
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Autonomy |
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x |
Privacy | y |
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x |
Technophobia and dehumanization of care | y | y |
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x |
ax: prevailing type of challenge.
bICT: information and communication technology.
cy: overlapping with additional possible co-themes.