03320nam 22006374a 450 991082121340332120200520144314.00-8261-9753-1(CKB)1000000000747906(EBL)435122(OCoLC)608169359(SSID)ssj0000162425(PQKBManifestationID)11167065(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000162425(PQKBWorkID)10200936(PQKB)11562072(Au-PeEL)EBL435122(CaPaEBR)ebr10294761(CaONFJC)MIL831377(MiAaPQ)EBC435122(EXLCZ)99100000000074790620040729d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGerotechnology research and practice in technology and aging : a textbook and reference for multiple disciplines /[edited by] David C. Burdick, Sunkyo Kwon1st ed.New York, NY Springer Pub. Co.c20041 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-2516-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 IndexTwo ""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-Older peopleCareTechnological innovationsOlder peopleCareTechnological innovationsMoral and ethical aspectsSelf-help devices for people with disabilitiesGeriatricsTechnological innovationsGerontologyTechnological innovationsOlder peopleCareTechnological innovations.Older peopleCareTechnological innovationsMoral and ethical aspects.Self-help devices for people with disabilities.GeriatricsTechnological innovations.GerontologyTechnological innovations.618.97/03Burdick David C1627657Kwon Sunkyo1627658MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821213403321Gerotechnology3964351UNINA