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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burdick, David C.

Kwon, Sunkyo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care--Technological innovations.

Older people.

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

Self-help devices for people with disabilities.

Geriatrics--Technological innovations.

Geriatrics.

Gerontology--Technological innovations.

Gerontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-9753-1

OCLC:

608169359