Book description
Aging, Health and Technology takes a problem-centered approach to examine how older adults use technology for health. It examines the many ways in which technology is being used by older adults, focusing on challenges, solutions and perspectives of the older user. Using aging-health technology as a lens, the book examines issues of technology adoption, basic human factors, cognitive aging, mental health, aging and usability, privacy, trust and automation. Each chapter takes a case study approach to summarize lessons learned from unique examples that can be applied to similar projects, while also providing general information about older adults and technology.
- Discusses human factors design challenges specific to older adults
- Covers the wide range of health-related uses for technology—from fitness to leading a more engaged life
- Utilizes a case study approach for practical application
- Envisions what the future will hold for technology and older adults
- Employs a roster of interdisciplinary contributors
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1. Rethinking technology development for older adults: A responsible research and innovation duty
- 2. Challenges associated with online health information seeking among older adults
- 3. Improving older adults’ comprehension and use of patient portal-based health information
- 4. Bringing older drivers up to speed with technology: Cognitive changes, training, and advances in transportation technology
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5. Technological supports to increase nature contact for older adults
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Promoting health is essential for older adults to maintain a high quality of life
- Growth of the aging population and challenges to maintaining health
- Quality of life indicators for older adults
- Technology supports for quality of life
- Natural environments are therapeutic
- Health benefits of nature
- Technological supports connecting older adults to nature are showing promise as vehicles for health promotion
- Use of simulated natural environments to promote health
- Technological supports for increasing nature contact
- References
- Further reading
- 6. Design and development of an automated fall risk assessment system for older adults
- 7. Checking-in with my friends: Results from an in-situ deployment of peer-to-peer aging in place technologies
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8. Enhancing social engagement of older adults through technology
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Social engagement
- The value of social engagement for health outcomes
- Barriers to social engagement for older adults
- Using technology to foster social engagement
- Current dissemination of social engagement technologies
- Recommendations for social engagement technologies
- Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- 9. Virtual cognitive training in healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment
- 10. Social agents for aging-in-place: A focus on health education and communication
- 11. Design of human centered augmented reality for managing chronic health conditions
- Index
Product information
- Title: Aging, Technology and Health
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2018
- Publisher(s): Academic Press
- ISBN: 9780128112731
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