Sustainability of Digital Home Care and Health Care Services in 2 Case Studies in Finland: Combined Climate and Social Impact Assessment
This study uses a novel combination of impact assessment methods, highlighting the importance of qualitative understanding alongside quantitative approaches for interpreting results, especially when numerical data are limited. Advocating for multimethod impact assessments is crucial to properly capturing the service context and promoting holistic sustainability thinking.
Authors
- Jáchym Judl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-1883)
- Riika Saurio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0462-2095)
- Satu Pekkarinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-5884)
- Helinä Melkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9455-819X)
- Janne Pesu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4699-0593)
Institutions
- Finnish Environment Institute (FI)
- Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/71379
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76