TY - JOUR T1 - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Many older people felt that electronic care surveillance increased their safety and enabled them to live alone in their own homes</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Commentary</span> JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 32 LP - 32 DO - 10.1136/ebn.12.1.32 VL - 12 IS - 1 AU - Lorna de Witt Y1 - 2009/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/12/1/32.1.abstract N2 - A EssénDr A Essén, School of Business, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; aes@fek.su.seHow do older people who live with telemonitoring devices feel about their privacy?In-depth interviews.Participants’ homes in Sweden.A purposeful sample of 17 participants 68–96 years of age (53% women) who had been monitored for at least 6–7 months by a telemonitoring device, lived alone, and were exposed to potential health risks in their own homes.In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted, each lasting 90–120 minutes. Questions were asked about participants’ experiences with their telemonitoring devices followed by a discussion of privacy and privacy threats. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, translated, and analysed for themes using an iterative process; notes were taken on non-verbal cues (ie, appearance, anxiety).2 contrasting perspectives were found. (1) Care surveillance as enabling (n = 16). Most participants with telemonitoring devices felt privileged and cared … ER -