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Latour's concept of \u201cpresence in absence\u201d was used to theorise the emergent theme of distant presence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethical Issues and Approval<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants were given information about the project, asked to provide written consent, and could stop their participation at any time. The study was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ethnographic notes and interview transcripts were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to identify recurrent and meaningful themes. Video recordings were transcribed and analysed using multimodal conversation analysis to illustrate how the technology affected the progression of interaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The notion of distant presence highlights how digital technology can support care work by enabling presence at a distance: Reducing disturbances and increasing efficiency. At the same time, it captures how digital tools may undermine ethical care when alarms introduce the distant into the present\u2014competing with patients for attention\u2014or when plans fail to adjust to the specific conditions of dementia care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All participants had worked in dementia care for several years, so the experiences of new care workers were not studied.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings provide insights into the complexities of how digital tools can both support and obstruct care: By introducing distant presence, digital tools can simultaneously protect patients' integrity and create a false sense of safety.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.70251","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,15]],"date-time":"2026-06-15T11:38:02Z","timestamp":1781523482000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Distant Presence: Care Workers' Experiences of Digital Monitoring Systems in Dementia Care"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6941-5760","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Clara","family":"Iversen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social Work Uppsala University  Uppsala Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9902-1191","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Redmalm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Division of Sociology M\u00e4lardalen University  V\u00e4ster\u00e5s Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2818-8001","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marcus","family":"Persson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Division of Education and Sociology Link\u00f6ping University  Link\u00f6ping Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8073-6303","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elin","family":"Thunman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology Uppsala University  Uppsala Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_18_2_1","first-page":"10","article-title":"The Digitalization of Elderly Care in Sweden and Europe","volume":"142","author":"Mattsson T.","year":"2025","journal-title":"Welfare Issue Today"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/15228835.2021.2000554"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.13186"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaging.2024.101272"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/14713012241302371"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1471301217691617"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877\u2010019\u20101155\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S1041610210000037"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0266462317000964"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.12766"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.13009"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.12721"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1471\u20106712.2011.00916.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2345\/0899\u20108205\u201046.4.268"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.12766"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/20552076221084472"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/scs.70152"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1467\u20109566.13786"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.18291\/njwls.136521"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_21_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0144686X19000588"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0144686X24000539"},{"key":"e_1_2_18_23_1","volume-title":"Robotar och \u00f6vervakning i v\u00e5rden av \u00e4ldre \u2013 etiska aspekter. 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