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| Developing technology to support the functional independence of older adults | | Author(s) | Elizabeth D Mynatt, Wendy A Rogers |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 27, no 1, Winter 2001-02 |
| Pages | pp 24-41 |
| Keywords | Independence ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Attitude ; Technology ; Information technology ; Case studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Maintaining functional independence is a high priority for many older people. However, they may have difficulty ageing successfully in homes that are not designed to meet their changing needs or without access to appropriate technologies. This paper gives an overview of the issues, by briefly describing home technologies, and reviewing the use of technology by older people, including their attitudes, needs and capabilities. The authors present two illustrative example projects: one designed to meet daily awareness needs of adult children concerned about the well-being of an ageing parent; and another that can provide surrogate memory aids for household tasks. These examples demonstrate the complexity of the issues involved in designing the computationally capable home of the future, and provide direction for future research and development efforts. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020806213 A |
| Classmark | C3: CA: C4: DP: Y9: UVB: 69P: 7T |
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