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Health technologies
— are older people interested? | | Author(s) | Kathy Mason |
| Corporate Author | 2020 Health |
| Publisher | 2020 Health, London, May 2016 |
| Pages | 8 pp (Discusssion paper) |
| Source | Link to download: http://www.2020health.org/2020health/Publications/... |
| Keywords | Assistive technology ; Medical care ; Technology ; Consumer choice. |
| Annotation | That we are living longer healthier lives is a fact. In 2010, over 65s accounted for 17% of the UK population in 2010 (an increase of 1.7 million since 1985), which is projected to rise to 23% by 2035. Over 75s are known to be the highest users of health services, and that the average NHS spending on retired households is nearly double that for non-retired households. As life spans increase, society needs to ensure that these lives are active and fulfilling, and that older people need to be supported and encouraged to stay as healthy and independent as possible for as long as possible. Digital technology already pervades everyday life, is increasingly a central factor in rising to this challenge. The received wisdom is that older people and their baby-boomer children who are themselves age 55+ are resistant to embracing technology in this context. This research paper examines whether this is actually true, and concludes that there is a growing appetite for assistive technologies in both these age groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160603002 P |
| Classmark | M: LK: Y9: WYC * |
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