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Gerotechnology : research and practice in technology and aging : a textbook and reference for multiple disciplines /
Two "megatrends" of modern culture are rapid population aging and the inexorable advances in various technologies encountered by the population at large. This comprehensive volume explores the intersections of technology with aging and serves as both a primer and reference for educators, s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer Pub. Co.,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Technology in everyday life for older adults / Wendy A. Rogers, Christopher B. Mayhorn, and Arthur D. Fisk
- Perceptual aspects of gerotechnology / Charles T. Scialfa, Geoffrey Ho, and Jason Laberge
- Designing technology based on cognitive aging principles / Christopher B. Mayhorn, Wendy A. Rogers, and Arthur D. Fish
- Aging and technology, social science approaches / Heidrun Mollenkopf
- Why older adults use or do not use the Internet / Roger W. Morrell, Christopher B. Mayhorn, and Katharina V. Echt
- Increasing access to reliable information on the World Wide Web: educational tools for web designers, older adults, and caregivers / Ann E. Benbow
- Computer-mediated communication and its use in support groups for family caregivers / Kathleen A. Smyth and Sunkyo Kwon
- Assistive technology as tools for everyday living and community participation while aging / Joy Hammond.
- Monitoring household occupant behaviors to enhance safety and well-being / David M. Kutzik and Anthony P. Glascock
- Home safe home: household and safety assistive technology / Mary Hamil Parker and Dory Sabata
- Technologies to facilitate health and independent living in elderly populations / Binh Q. Tran
- Technology and the culture of change: application of aviation human factors research to health care systems / K. Victor Ujimoto
- Driving simulation and older adults / George W. Rebok and Penelope M. Keyl
- The Dr. Tong Louie living laboratory: a unique facility for the research and development of assistive technology / James Watzke
- New participative tools in product development for seniors / Hans-Liudger Dienel, Alexander Peine, and Heather Cameron
- Ethical realities: the old, the new, and the virtual / Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia
- Applications to aging are helping human factors and ergonomics to grow up right / James L. Fozard.