Aging, technology and health / edited by Richard Pak, Anne Collins McLaughlin.
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Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Aging, Technology and Health; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Rethinking technology development for older adults: A responsible research and innovation duty; Starting point: Challenges for aging societies; Motivation; The research objectives and chapter structure; Future Care Lab© and its applications as experimental environment; Study I: Health assistance at home; Materials and methods; Research method; Experimental procedure; Participants of the Study I; Research variables; Results of Study I; Relationships between research variables; User differences.
- Intention to use eHealth: Qualitative analysisSummary of the results for the Study I; Study II: Serious exercise games in AAL; Materials and methods; The evaluated game prototype; Research variables; Participants; Results of Study II; Effects of the game; Performance; Intention to use; Discussion and limitations; Responsible research and innovation in technology development for older adults; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Challenges associated with online health information seeking among older adults; Older adults and ICT use; Information search strategies; Physical barriers.
- Visual impairmentMotor skills; Cognitive ability; Literacy; Health literacy; Numeracy; Digital literacy; Attitudes toward technology; Addressing the challenges older adults face; Designing interfaces that are friendly to older users; The benefit of technology training; References; 3 Improving older adults' comprehension and use of patient portal-based health information; Introduction; The role of education, knowledge and health literacy in EHR portal use; The role of numeracy skills in EHR portal use; Affective responses, gist comprehension and decision making.
- Enhancing EHR portal message formats to support older adult's self-careText-based formats; Enhanced-formats; Verbally enhanced formats; Graphical representations; Audio-enhanced formats; Video-enhanced formats; Computer-generated formats; Conclusion; References; 4 Bringing older drivers up to speed with technology: Cognitive changes, training, and advances in transportation technology; Introduction; Age-related changes in sensory, perceptual, and cognitive functions; Sensory processing; Visual impairments; Hearing loss; Attention; Memory; Executive function.
- Physical and psychomotor functioningCountermeasures for increased crash risks among older drivers; Driver assessment; Driver training and cognitive intervention; Compensatory driving strategies and educational program; Advanced vehicle technologies; Alternative mobility services and accessible transportation in age-friendly communities; Shared mobility service; Age-friendly communities; Summary; References; 5 Technological supports to increase nature contact for older adults; Introduction; Promoting health is essential for older adults to maintain a high quality of life.
