Technologies for Active Aging
The two phenomena are occurring side by side: a rapidly growing elder population and a burgeoning tech sector. Where a few years ago these worlds would not have met, a new generation of older adults has grown comfortable with technology and open to its possibilities for improving their lives as they...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | International Perspectives on Aging ;
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8348-0 |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Technology and the Challenge of Aging
- Chapter 3: Older Adults and the Adoption of Healthcare Technology: Opportunities and Challenges
- Chapter4: Assistive Technologies: Ethical Practice, Ethical Research and Quality of Life
- Chapter 5: Expanding the Technology Safety Envelope for Older Adults to Include Disaster Resilience
- Chapter 6: Measuring the Effectiveness of Assistive Technology on Active Aging: Capturing the Perspectives of Users
- Chapter 7: Using technology to support people with dementia
- Chapter 8: Ambient Assisted Living systems in real life situations: Experiences from the SOPRANO project
- Chapter 9:The Virtual Environment in Communication of Age-Friendly Design
- Chapter 10: Technology and fun for a happy old age
- Chapter 11: Videoconferencing and Social Engagement for older adults
- Chapter 12: International Initiatives in Technology and Aging.