Gerotechnology Research and Practice in Technology and Aging

Name: Gerotechnology Research and Practice in Technology and Aging
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ISBN: 9780826125163

ISBN-10: 0826125166

ISBN-13: 9780826125163

Edition: 2004

Authors: David C. Burdick, Sunkyo Kwon

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Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Tables and Figures


About the Authors


Foreword: Timeless Technology for All Ages



Preface



Acknowledgments



Basic Aspects of Gerotechnology



Technology in Everyday Life for Older Adults




Perceptual Aspects of Gerotechnology




Designing Technology Based on Cognitive Aging Principles




Aging and Technology-Social Science Approaches




Computers, Older Adults, and Caregivers



Why Older Adults Use or Do Not Use the Internet




Increasing Access to Reliable Information on the World Wide Web: Educational Tools for Web Designers, Older Adults, and Caregivers




Computer-Mediated Communication and Its Use in Support Groups for Family Caregivers




Assistive Technology in the Home and Environment



Assistive Technology as Tools for Everyday Living and Community Participation While Aging




Monitoring Household Occupant Behaviors to Enhance Safety and Well-Being




Home, Safe Home: Household and Safety Assistive Technology




Technologies To Facilitate Health and Independent Living in Elderly Populations




Models, Prototypes, and Specific Applications of Gerotechnology



Technology and the Culture of Change: Application of Aviation Human Factors Research to Health Care Systems




Driving Simulation and Older Adults




The Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory: A Unique Facility for the Research and Development of Assistive Technology




New Participative Tools in Product Development for Seniors




Cautions, Integration, and Synthesis



Ethical Realities: The Old, the New, and the Virtual



Epilogue: Applications to Aging Are Helping Human Factors and Ergonomics To Grow Up Right



Subject Index