Just because we can, should we? An anthropological perspective on the initiation of technology dependence to sustain a child’s life

Informazioni relative al progetto

TechChild

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 803051

DOI

10.3030/803051

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 13 Novembre 2018

Data di avvio 1 Febbraio 2019

Data di completamento 31 Luglio 2025

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 1 464 101,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 464 101,00

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Ireland

Periodic Reporting for period 4 - TechChild (Just because we can, should we? An anthropological perspective on the initiation of technology dependence to sustain a child’s life)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2022-08-01 al 2024-01-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

There are an increasing number of children with complex healthcare needs who require continuous technological support to sustain their lives and there is a scarcity of empirical data on the influences and interactions at the point of the initiation of this technology. An evidence-based theoretical construct is required to articulate and contextualise the levers and penalties of the initiation of this technology. TechChild asks just because we can, should we? and how are the influences on the initiation of technology dependence understood in contrasting health, legal, and socio-political systems? TechChild will be a step change in how we understand the coexistence of humans with an increasing availability of technological augmentations. This is urgent in a society where this debate predominantly happens in the public domain with limited opportunity for healthcare professionals to offer their perspective. TechChild will revolutionise how we conceive access to care and offers a research horizon that questions cultural relativism in a cyborg era. This project elicits the probability of factors likely to influence the initiation of technology dependence, leading to the development of a theory of technology initiation. This ground-breaking exploration will inform technology initiation across the lifespan with implications for healthcare, bioethics, education, parenting, policy making, and legal.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

WP 1: systematic concept analysis of technology dependence
systematic review of reasoning on arguments related to the initiation of technology dependence
systematic review of reasoning on arguments related to the role of bioethics at the initiation of technology dependence

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

1. To conceptualise influences on the initiation of technology dependence in PICU.
2. To explore the formal and informal processes internationally that influences the initiation of technology dependence, from the perspective of those with the authority and ultimate power to make that decision.
3. To identify the greatest influences on the initiation of technology dependence.
4. To elicit consensus and understand influences on the initiation of technology dependence in the context of the contrasting health, legal, and socio-political systems.
5. To develop a theory of technology initiation in healthcare, explaining the interactions and context of the initiation of technology dependence.

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