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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821213403321

Titolo

Gerotechnology : research and practice in technology and aging : a textbook and reference for multiple disciplines / / [edited by] David C. Burdick, Sunkyo Kwon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2004

ISBN

0-8261-9753-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurdickDavid C

KwonSunkyo

Disciplina

618.97/03

Soggetti

Older people - Care - Technological innovations

Older people - Care - Technological innovations - Moral and ethical aspects

Self-help devices for people with disabilities

Geriatrics - Technological innovations

Gerontology - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Foreword by Sunkyo Kwon and David C. Burdick Timeless Technology for All Ages; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION A: Basic Aspects of Gerotechnology; SECTION B: Computers, Older Adults, and Caregivers; SECTION C: Assistive Technology in the Home and Environment; SECTION D: Models, Prototypes, and Specific Applications of Gerotechnology; SECTION E: Cautions, Integration, and Synthesis; Epilogue: Applications to Aging Are Helping Human Factors and Ergonomics To Grow Up Right; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

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, students, researchers, and practitioners. It includes concepts from the basics of gerotechnology-person-environment fit-to the core activity fields-computer and assistive



devices and their practical applications-to models, or prototypes for technical development and its application to everyday life. Thought-