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Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I

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Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-II

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  • 1School of Public Policy and Professional Practice, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK. m.j.rigby@keele.ac.uk

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Social Care Research
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Social care is vital for individual wellbeing, aligning with the WHO definition of health.
  • Current health informatics primarily focuses on health organizations, neglecting social care.
  • Increasing digital records in social care necessitate a dedicated informatics domain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the recognition and development of social care informatics.
  • To explore the harmonization of social care and healthcare delivery.
  • To identify challenges in supporting dependent citizens within integrated care systems.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on health informatics and social care integration.
  • Analysis of current digital record trends in social care.
  • Conceptual framework development for social care informatics.

Main Results:

  • Social care informatics is an emerging field requiring dedicated support.
  • Harmonizing social and healthcare delivery presents significant opportunities and challenges.
  • Key issues include information sharing, service coordination, and autonomy for dependent individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Social care informatics is essential for holistic health and wellbeing.
  • Effective integration requires addressing ethical and practical considerations for citizens.
  • Further research and development are needed to support this new domain.