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Research anthology on supporting healthy aging in a digital society / Information Resources Management Association, editor.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Information Resources Management Association, author.
Contributor:
Association,, Information Resources Management, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Older people.
Older people--Services for.
Aging--Health aspects.
Aging.
Healthy Aging.
Geriatrics.
Aged.
Medical Subjects:
Healthy Aging.
Aging.
Geriatrics.
Aged.
Physical Description:
117 PDFs (4 volumes (1875 pages)) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Hershey, PA : IGI Global, [2022]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:
"This reference book discusses the current challenges of aging in the modern world as well as recent developments in medicine and technology that can be used to improve the quality of life of elderly citizens"
Contents:
Volume I. Section 1. Fundamental concepts and theories. Chapter 1. Ageing and health in the digital society: challenges and opportunities ; Chapter 2. Health promotion and wellness in aging ; Chapter 3. Promoting successful positive aging across the health continuum: a holistic approach ; Chapter 4. Aging, quality of life, and social support ; Chapter 5. The age and time of no retirement: global lens exploring the social and economic impact of aging ; Chapter 6. Nutraceuticals role in stress, aging, and neurodegenerative disorders
Section 2. Development and design methodologies. Chapter 7. Sustainable development plan for aging world population: challenges and way forward ; Chapter 8. The aging brain: from physiology to neurodegeneration ; Chapter 9. Establishing the criteria for the quality of elderly medical care from the multiple perspectives ; Chapter 10. Rehabilitation nursing program for elderly functional independence ; Chapter 11. Training models for formal caregivers of elderly persons at home: studies and gaps ; Chapter 12. Learning performance of teaching practice of friendly senior care space design ; Chapter 13. A new system to assist elders' self-care and their informal caregivers ; Chapter 14. Informal cares and caregivers in rural elderly: emotional costs in public health policies ; Chapter 15. Free radicals in oxidative stress, aging, and neurodegenerative disorders ; Chapter 16. Mitochondrial dysfunction in aging and neurodegeneration ; Chapter 17. Better future for home-cared elderly patients: a prototype of smart clothing ; Chapter 18. Community-led ecosystem: a promising strategy to strengthen person-centered geriatric care in preventing age-related dependency ; Chapter 19. Social-architectural design of community-based embedded comprehensive elderly centers in China: design content and process ; Chapter 20. Elderly women empowerment in the aging process: a cognitive perspective ; Chapter 21. The interplay of biological and socio environmental factors in aging and disorders in women ; Chapter 22. Human factor in designing an elderly care ecosystem ; Chapter 23. Design the technological society for an aging population ; Chapter 24. Patient portal acceptance by the elderly: explained by the elaboration likelihood model and social heuristics ; Chapter 25. Elderly behavior prediction using a deep learning model in smart homes
Volume II. Chapter 26. Comprehensive ontological model for senior wellness activity recognition in smart homes ; Chapter 27. Investigating the educational needs of elderly people within the scope of an educational program on the use of social media networks by smartphones ; Chapter 28. Framing the design space of multimodal mid-air gesture and speech-based interaction with mobile devices for older people ; Chapter 29. A new governance model for delivering digital policy agendas: a case study of digital inclusion amongst elderly people in the UK ; Chapter 30. E-health service model for Asian Developing countries: a case of emergency medical service for elderly people in Thailand
Section 3. Tools and technologies. Chapter 31. Ageing: everybody's doing it
life-affirming technology and the longevity economy ; Chapter 32. Facilitating the adoption of digital health technologies by older adults to support their health ; Chapter 33. The contribution of technologies to promote healthy aging and prevent frailty in elderly people ; Chapter 34. Technology as a pathway for older people to engage in activities promoting successful ageing ; Chapter 35. Encouraging social inclusion for older adults through "interest"-led technology use ; Chapter 36. New and emerging issues for technologies to support older adults to age in place: findings from a workshop of experts ; Chapter 37. Technology to improve elderly nutrition: an approach from social science ; Chapter 38. Contribution of an intelligent virtual assistant to healthy ageing in adults with type 2 diabetes ; Chapter 39. Aging suit: an accessible and low-cost design tool for the gerontodesign ; Chapter 40. Impact of attentional loading and task constraints on postural control of healthy older adults ; Chapter 41. Major metrics, concerns, and assessment strategy for mobility assistive devices ; Chapter 42. Manufacturers should consider older consumers' diverse needs and develop a diverse set of walking aids ; Chapter 43. Center of pressure measurement to evaluate fall risk in the elderly ; Chapter 44. Fall prevention and management app prototype for the elderly and their caregivers: design, implementation, and evaluation ; Chapter 45. The role of neuroimaging in fall prevention in healthy adults at risk of Alzheimer's disease ; Chapter 46. CLARC: robotic platform to assist the CGA evaluation in elderly patients ; Chapter 47. Ambient assisted living at-home laboratory for motor status diagnostics in Parkinson's disease patients and aged people ; Chapter 48. Predictors of super-performers in the home health industry: towards improving care for the elderly ; Chapter 49. Mobile health to support ageing in place: a systematic review of reviews and meta-analyses
Volume 50. Chapter 50. A field study of older adults with cognitive impairment using tablets for communication at home: closing technology adoption gaps using intouch ; Chapter 51. Tap and swipe activity zones on smartphones for novice older adults ; Chapter 52. Remote monitoring and recognition of physical activities of elderly people using smartphone accelerometer sensor data using deep learning models ; Chapter 53. Remote elderly health monitoring system using cloud-based wbans ; Chapter 54. Interconnecting IoT devices to improve the QoL of elderly people ; Chapter 55. Video-based human activity recognition for elderly using convolutional neural network ; Chapter 56. Critical factors influencing the intention to adopt m-government services by the elderly ; Chapter 57. Impacts of mobile use on third agers in China ; Chapter 58. Big data, machine learning, and health knowledge discovery in the elderly in China
Section 4. Utilization and applications. Chapter 59. Proposal for pervasive elderly care: a case study with next of kin ; Chapter 60. Aging and cancer: intervention strategies ; Chapter 61. Noninvasive ventilation in the elderly patient with COPD ; Chapter 62. Formal and informal care: home care in the elderly with obstructive sleep apnea ; Chapter 63. Urinary incontinence in the elderly: the importance of self-care promotion ; Chapter 64. Medicaid expansion: policy impact on home and community-based services ; Chapter 65. Effects of spaceflight, aging, and bedrest on falls: aging meets spaceflight! ; Chapter 66. Twin contributors to the physiology of ambulatory wellbeing and falls prevention in ageing populations: functional senescence and abnormal pathological change ; Chapter 67. Television use and consumption of elderly Americans ; Chapter 68. Golden years in social media world: examining behavior and motivations ; Chapter 69. Using notions of "play" over the life course to inform game design for older populations ; Chapter 70. Yoga and aging: neurobiological benefits ; Chapter 71. Yoga for mental health disorders: research and practice ; Chapter 72. Lucille: cross cultural counseling with older adult populations ; Chapter 73. Gender dimensions of aging among indigenous people: a case study on Khasi Indigenous group in Bangladesh ; Chapter 74. Gender and elderly care in Africa: a challenge to religious institutions ; Chapter 75. Physical and mental health issues of elderly women in India: a review ; Chapter 76. Feminization of old age and experiences of subalternity: the socio-cultural dynamics of inclusion exclusion in urban India ; Chapter 77. Socio-psychological complexities of aging in hill areas of upper Kedar Valley of Indian mid-central Himalayas ; Chapter 78. Elderly grandparents as caregivers of children affected or infected by HIV and AIDS in Namibia
Volume IV.
Chapter 79. Peri-urban national parks as green spaces for recreation: a case study of Nature Park Shumen Plateau
Section 5. Organizational and social implications. Chapter 80. Impact of tuberculosis in elderly population ; Chapter 81. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly population of alentejo: integrative review ; Chapter 82. The consequences of comorbidity, ischemic heart disease, and stroke at the functional level in elderly people at home ; Chapter 83. Gains from the rehabilitation of nursing to the elderly with the mobility deficit by femur fracture ; Chapter 84. Sleep and sleep disorders in old age: assessment and non-pharmacological management ; Chapter 85. Aging and sexuality ; Chapter 86. Aging and suicide ; Chapter 87. Loneliness among rural elderly: present and future public health challenges ; Chapter 88. Do loneliness and social connectedness improve in older adults through mobile technology? ; Chapter 89. Examining the variables affecting the social networks of the elderly ; Chapter 90. The social effects of climate change on the health outcomes of vulnerable older adult populations in the global community ; Chapter 91. On the socio-economic impacts of the difference between healthy and sick aging ; Chapter 92. Quality of life and aging of women ; Chapter 93. Concerns of elderly women's wellbeing: some policy issues ; Chapter 94. Corporate elderly entrepreneurship in the digital world ; Chapter 95. The philosophy of the objective and purpose of Islamic law: economic protection of the elderly ; Chapter 96. Religiosity and attitude in the face of death in Brazilian elderly ; Chapter 97. Population aging and prospect of China's elderly care and its related industries ; Chapter 98. Rural aging, demise of the traditional family and the rise of new family structures in rural Turkey: evidences from the province of Kayseri ; Chapter 99. Precaution or stigma?: older adults in the Turkish national press during COVID-19 pandemic
Section 6. Critical issues and challenges. Chapter 100. Frailty in the elderly and interventions supported by information and communication technologies: a systematic review ; Chapter 101. Spirituality and aging ; Chapter 102. Non-invasive ventilation: adaptation of the elderly patients ; Chapter 103. Falls in elderly: a hospital reality integrative review ; Chapter 104. Aging population: social and economic concerns and complexities during COVID-19 ; Chapter 105. Policies, programs, and schemes for the elderly in India: a critical review ; Chapter 106. This seed Will bear no fruit: older people's perception about old people's home in selected local government areas in Osun State of South-Western Nigeria.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781668452967
OCLC:
1304417670

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