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Digitalisation in Home Nursing Project: Strengthening Person-Centred Care [PCC188]

Tuesday May 5, 2026 12:00 - 11:15 Poster Arena

Presenter: Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz

Track: Poster

Digitalisation will transform home nursing services, offering new ways to support patients and improve the quality of care. This project will examine how technology will strengthen person-centred nursing without replacing the essential human aspects of care. While digital tools will enhance efficiency, accessibility, and communication, they will need to complement - not supplant - the physical presence, empathy, and relational dimensions that will continue to define nursing practice. Person-centred care will be understood as seeing the whole person and recognising individual needs, preferences, and life context. The integration of welfare technology, digital communication tools, and assistive devices will improve continuity, safety, and patient autonomy when applied in a holistic and ethical manner. However , increasing reliance on technology will raise important questions about how digital solutions will affect the nurse – patient relationship, physical touch, and the sense of connection that underpins quality care. This study will investigate nurses’ experiences of digitalisation in home nursing and how they will balance technological use with compassionate, hands-on care. Using a mixed-methods design, it will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with digital tools, the competencies that will be required for their effective use, and how person-centred values will guide the digital transformation of municipal health services. The findings will contribute to developing sustainable, ethical, and person-centred digital practices in home care — where technology will support, rather than replace, human care and physical presence. The project will demonstrate that digitalisation and person-centred nursing are not opposing forces, but complementary elements of high -quality, future - oriented healthcare. Keywords: digitalisation, home nursing, person-centred care, welfare technology
Language

English

Conference

GCPCC

GCPCC Code

PCC188

Lecturers

Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz Presenter

Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Marita Nordhaug