The Health Situation of Elderly People in Poland: Three Models for Analysing the Needs and Expectations of Polish Senior Citizens: NIA, Design Thinking and GROW in the Context of the Potential Use of Medical Technologies

Abstract

The article discusses the possibilities for using cross-border models in the construction of telemedicine devices which use internet connections, and the possibility for placing data 'in the clouds'. There are such models as the Identifying and Analysing Needs model by Leslie Rae (NIA), the Design Thinking model and the GROW coaching model. The research was based on the rules of the emancipatory-critical paradigm and the triangulation method. The non-reactive research (the unobtrusive measures method) was applied in the first stage, and was based on the NIA and DT models. It was conducted based on the situation of senior citizens in Poland (against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic). In the second stage, research was carried out using a survey. The target of the survey was the elderly and their caregivers. In the third stage, in-depth interviews were conducted with senior citizens about their emotions, needs and fears/concerns. They were conducted in accordance with the GROW model coaching guidelines. The results of all the studies are presented on the basis of the Design Thinking model. KEY WORDS: border methods and challenges, elderly people, telemedicine devices. AnotacijaStraipsnyje aptariamos tarpnacionalinių tyrimo modelių tai�ymo galimyb�s, �uriant telemedici� ų tai�ymo galimyb�s, �uriant telemedici� galimyb�s, �uriant telemedicinos prietaisus, �uriuose naudojami interneto ryšiai ir yra galimyb� patalpinti duomenis "į debesį" (Leslie'io Rae (NIA) porei�ių nustatymo ir analiz�s, "Design Thin�ing" (DT) ir GROW �oučingo modeliai). Tyrimas atli�tas lai�antis emancipacin�s �ritin�s paradigmos taisy�lių, tai�ant trianguliacijos metodą. Nea�tyvūs tyrimai tai�yti pirmajame etape ir pagrįsti NIA ir DT modeliais, atsižvelgiant į pagyvenusių žmonių pad�tį Len�ijoje (pagrindas -COVID�19 pandemija). Antrajame etape tyrimai atli�ti tai�ant ap�lausą. Tyrimo ti�slas -pagyvenę žmon�s ir jų glob�jai. Trečiajame etape atli�ti išsamūs interviu su senjorais, teiraujantis apie jų emocijas, porei�ius ir baimes / rūpesčius. Jie at-li�ti remiantis GROW modelio �oučingo gair�mis. Visų tyrimų rezultatai patei�ti, remiantis "Design Thin�ing" modeliu. PAGRINDINIAI ŽODŽIAI: tarpnacionaliniai metodai, iššū�iai, pagyvenę žmon�s, telemedicinos prietaisai.

What Determines the Acceptance and Use of eHealth by Older Adults in Poland?

“…There are also both theoretical and empirical studies that provide evidence that eHealth has the potential to improve health outcomes by enhancing diagnostic procedures, data-based treatment decisions, clinical trials, digital therapeutics, self-management of care and person-centered care, creation of competence and skills for professionals to support health care [ 10 , 11 ]. Therefore, many governments and healthcare organizations started to perceive eHealth as one of the important elements in solving the problem of the increased demand for healthcare by the aging population [ 12 ] and a key factor in improving their wellbeing [ 13 ] at least by allowing older adults to increase their control over their disease(s) and their own condition [ 14 ]. Indeed, the majority of empirical studies on eHealth and healthy aging showed positive effects of these interventions for physical dimensions [ 15 , 16 , 17 ], social dimensions [ 18 , 19 ], and cognitive dimensions of older adults’ health [ 20 ].…”