Aging, Health, and Technology takes a problem-centered approach to understanding how different knowledge and methods of human factors is used to examine older adults' use of technology for health. It examine the many ways in which a wide variety of technology is being used by older adults with a focus on challenges, solutions, and the perspective 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 adultsCovers the wide range of health-related uses for technology such as fitness to leading a more engaged lifeUtilizes a case study approach for practical applicationEnvisions what the future will hold for technology and older adultsEmploys a roster of interdisciplinary contributors INDICE: 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. Technological interventions for aging and motor control 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
- ISBN: 978-0-12-811272-4
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 250
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés