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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Telehealth as a Fulcrum in Health Technology | |
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| Global Interdependence and the Ecology of Healthcare Systems | |
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| Health Technology: The Promise of Telehealth | |
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| Ecosystem and Socioecological Framework | |
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| Telehealth Applications: Levels of Socioecological Influence | |
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| Sociotechnical Capital as Thrival Skill: Beyond Survival | |
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| Telecare Implementation: Models and Role Models | |
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| Managing the Flow in Healthcare Technology: A Socioecological Model | |
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| References | |
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| Literacy for an Age of eHealth | |
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| Socioecology of Health Literacy | |
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| Digital Inclusion | |
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| Digital Literacy: Composite of Literacies and Overlapping Skills | |
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| Health Literacy as the Fulcrum for Health Technology Engagement | |
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| Visual Literacy | |
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| Health Numeracy | |
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| Health Technology Literacy: Language as a Borrier | |
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| Infomediation | |
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| Challenge and Promise of Health Literacy | |
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| References | |
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| Health Information Seeking Behavior on the Web | |
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| Digital Inclusion or Digital Divide | |
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| The Socioecology of Health Technology: A Framework for Empowerment | |
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| Social Networking as a Magnet for Internet Engagement | |
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| Making Use of the Internet for Health Information | |
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| Need for Health Information and Services: Older Adult Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| The Personal Health Record: Building Human Capital for Health | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Global and National Initiatives for Electronic Records with PHRs | |
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| Challenges to Building a Complete Health Record | |
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| Opportunities with a Centralized Record | |
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| Consumer Engagement in Design | |
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| Innovative Personal Health Record Applications | |
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| Outcomes | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Devices as Adjunct to Being Healthy at Home | |
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| Shifting Health Paradigm | |
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| Diverse Audience for Health Technology Assistive Devices | |
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| Device Continuance and Adherence: Health Capital | |
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| Categories of Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT) | |
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| Sensor Applications: Consumer-Selected Body Computing | |
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| Sensor Applications: Smart Homes | |
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| Devices Promoting Adherence to Drug Regimens | |
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| Everyday Experience of Digital Devices | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Digital Games: Consumer Resources for Health Capital | |
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| Game-Relevant and Age-Linked Aspects of Health Learning | |
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| Emergence of Serious and Health Games | |
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| Benefits of Games | |
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| Structure of Games as Mechanism for Benefits | |
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| Skill as a Variable in Participation | |
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| Selecting Games for Clinical Objectives | |
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| Platforms for Games | |
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| Risks of Game Engagement | |
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| Clinical Practice Implications | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Consumer-Centric Health Technology: Wicked Problems and Deliciously Disruptive Solutions | |
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| The Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Era in Health Care | |
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| Barriers to Implementation: Socioeconomic and Political Context | |
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| Overview of the Research on Telecare | |
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| Delicious Collaboration Opportunities | |
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| Delicious Devices and Software on the Horizon | |
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| The Future Is Mobile and Connected: mHealth | |
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| Delicious Evolution of the Web | |
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| Deliciously Disruptive Innovations on the Personnel Side: Caregivers and Professionals | |
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| Reprise of Socioecological Analysis Imperatives | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |