- 318 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Aging, Technology and Health
About this book
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
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Yes, you can access Aging, Technology and Health by Richard Pak,Anne Collins- Mclaughlin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psicología & Psicología aplicada. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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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
- 5. Technological supports to increase nature contact for older adults
- 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
- 8. Enhancing social engagement of older adults through technology
- 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