Aging, Technology and Health /

Aging, Health and Technology takes a problem-centered approach to examine how older adults use technology for health. It examines the many ways in which technology is being used by older adults, focusing on challenges, solutions and perspectives of the older user. Using aging-health technology as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Pak, Richard (Editor), McLaughlin, Anne (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Older people > Health and hygiene.
Technology and older people.
Health education.
Health behavior > Age factors.
Healthy Aging
Health Education
Personnes �ag�ees > Sant�e et hygi�ene.
Technologie et personnes �ag�ees.
�Education sanitaire.
Habitudes sanitaires > Facteurs li�es �a l'�age.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
Health behavior > Age factors
Health education
Older people > Health and hygiene
Technology and older people
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Aging, Health and Technology takes a problem-centered approach to examine how older adults use technology for health. It examines the many ways in which technology is being used by older adults, focusing on challenges, solutions and perspectives of the older user. Using aging-health technology as a lens, the book examines issues of technology adoption, basic human factors, cognitive aging, mental health, aging and usability, privacy, trust and automation. Each chapter takes a case study approach to summarize lessons learned from unique examples that can be applied to similar projects, while also providing general information about older adults and technology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128112731
0128112735

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