Gerotechnology: Research and Practice in Technology and Aging: A Textbook and Reference for Multiple Disciplines

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ISBN: 9780826125163 | 0826125166
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/1/2004

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Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona. Provides a broad-ranging examination of the current state of technology and its role in the process of adapting to aging. Highlights the basic aspects of gerotechnology, assistive technology in the home, and specific applications of gerotechnology. For researchers and practitioners. DNLM: Geriatrics.

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Tables and Figures	p. vii
About the Authors	p. ix
Foreword: Timeless Technology for All Ages	p. xvii
Preface	p. xxv
Acknowledgments	p. xxix
Basic Aspects of Gerotechnology
Technology in Everyday Life for Older Adults	p. 3
Perceptual Aspects of Gerotechnology	p. 18
Designing Technology Based on Cognitive Aging Principles	p. 42
Aging and Technology-Social Science Approaches	p. 54
Computers, Older Adults, and Caregivers
Why Older Adults Use or Do Not Use the Internet	p. 71
Increasing Access to Reliable Information on the World Wide Web: Educational Tools for Web Designers, Older Adults, and Caregivers	p. 86
Computer-Mediated Communication and Its Use in Support Groups for Family Caregivers	p. 97
Assistive Technology in the Home and Environment
Assistive Technology as Tools for Everyday Living and Community Participation While Aging	p. 119
Monitoring Household Occupant Behaviors to Enhance Safety and Well-Being	p. 132
Home, Safe Home: Household and Safety Assistive Technology	p. 145
Technologies To Facilitate Health and Independent Living in Elderly Populations	p. 161
Models, Prototypes, and Specific Applications of Gerotechnology
Technology and the Culture of Change: Application of Aviation Human Factors Research to Health Care Systems	p. 177
Driving Simulation and Older Adults	p. 191
The Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory: A Unique Facility for the Research and Development of Assistive Technology	p. 209
New Participative Tools in Product Development for Seniors	p. 224
Cautions, Integration, and Synthesis
Ethical Realities: The Old, the New, and the Virtual	p. 241
Epilogue: Applications to Aging Are Helping Human Factors and Ergonomics To Grow Up Right	p. 257
Subject Index	p. 271
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