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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789232303321

Titolo

Fostering independence, participation, and healthy aging through technology : workshop summary / / Tracy A. Lustig and Steve Olson, Rapporteurs ; Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence ; Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-309-28520-8

0-309-28518-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Disciplina

618.9703

Soggetti

Technology and older people - Health aspects

Technology and older people - Social aspects

Aging - Health aspects

Aging - Social aspects

Older people - Health and hygiene

Autonomy - Health aspects

Autonomy - Social aspects

Social participation - Health aspects

Social participation - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Summary of a workshop held by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence on December 19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. titled Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology--Cf. p. 3.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).

Nota di contenuto

""FrontMatter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction and Themes of the Workshop""; ""2 The Promise of Technology""; ""3 Technologies to Promote Activities of Daily Living and Independence""; ""4 Technologies to Promote Community Integration and Participation Through Community Design""; ""5 Technologies to Promote Community



Integration and Participation Through Social Connectedness""; ""6 Health Management and Promotion""; ""7 Reflections on the Presentations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches""