Technology for adaptive aging / / Steering Committee for the Workshop on Technology for Adaptive Aging ; Richard Pew and Susan Van Hemel, editors ; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.26/0973
• Soggetto topico: Older people - United States; Older people - Health and hygiene - United States
• Altri autori: PewRichard W Van HemelSusan B
• Note generali: "The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance"--T.p. verso.; Includes papers, discussion,and revisions from a workshop held January 23-24, 2003 at the National Academy of Sciences.
• Nota di contenuto: FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Part I Steering Committee Report -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- Part II Overview Papers -- 2 Cognitive Aging--K. Warner Schaie -- 3 Movement Control in the Older Adult--Caroline J. Ketcham and George E. Stelmach -- 4 Methodological Issues in the Assessment of Technology Use for Older Adults--Christopher Hertzog and Leah Light -- Part III Domain-Specific Papers -- 5 Addressing the Communication Needs of an Aging Society--Susan Kemper and Jose C. Lacal -- 6 Technology and Employment--Sara J. Czaja and Phyllis Moen -- 7 Everyday Health: Technology for Adaptive Aging--Eric Dishman, Judith Matthews, and Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob -- 8 Technology and Learning in Current and Future Older Cohorts--Sherry L. Willis -- 9 The Impact of Technology on Living Environments for Older Adults--Ann Horgas and Gregory Abowd -- 10 Personal Vehicle Transportation--Joachim Meyer -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Workshop Materials -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches.
• Titolo autorizzato: Technology for adaptive aging
• ISBN: 9786610176601; 9780309166744; 0309166748; 9781280176609; 1280176601; 9780309529235; 0309529239
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966020103321
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