Gerontechnology (eBook)

CONTENTS

Contributors

Foreword Neil Charness

Preface

Acknowledgments

Previews in Brief

Introduction: Technology for the Elderly Across Contexts, Time, and Disciplines Sunkyo Kwon

SECTION I: BASICS OF TECHNOLOGY AND AGING

1. The History and Incubation of Gerontechnology

Jan A. M. Graafmans

2. Perceptual Aspects of Gerontechnology

Walter Wittich and Jean-Pierre Gagné

3. Social Contexts of Technology Use in Old Age

Stefan T. Kamin, Frieder R. Lang, and Thomas Kamber

4. Aging in Intra- and Intergenerational Contexts: The Family Technologist

Lesa Lorenzen Huber, Carol Watson, Karen A. Roberto, and Beth Ann Walker

5. Privacy Implications of Aware, Active, and Adaptive Technologies

L. Jean Camp and Lesa Lorenzen Huber

SECTION II: TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES

6. Methods in Gerontechnology With a Focus on Virtual Environments as a Research Tool in Aging Mobility Studies

Andrew J. Park, Eunju Hwang, and Gloria M. Gutman

7. Information and Communication Technology in Active Aging With a Focus on User Interfaces

Myung Hwan Yun and Seongil Lee

8. User-Sensitive Inclusive Design for Technology in Everyday Life

Christopher Sze Chong Lim and Alan F. Newell

9. Quality Lighting for Independence and Health in Aging

Eunice Noell-Waggoner and Robert Dupuy

10. The Aging Road User and Technology to Promote Safe Mobility for Life

Walter R. Boot and Charles T. Scialfa

11. Smart Home Technologies Supporting Aging in Place

Gloria M. Gutman, Soonwook Kwon, Jörg-Friedrich Güttler, Christos Georgoulas, Thomas Linner, Thomas Bock, Ryoko Fukuda, and Sunkyo Kwon

12. Assistive Technology for Older People

Richard Davies, Ryoko Fukuda, Hui-Min Hua, Suzanne Martin, Maurice Mulvenna, and Sebastian Merkel

13. Constraints on Adoption of Telehealth to Support Aging Populations

Neil Charness

14. Behavioral Monitoring to Enhance Safety and Wellness in Old Age

David M. Kutzik

15. Acute Health Care Servicing the Elderly: Medical Emergency Transportation Systems as a Sample Case

K. Victor Ujimoto and Sunkyo Kwon

SECTION III: THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

16. Technology Acceptance and Aging

Sebastian Merkel, Peter Enste, Josef Hilbert, Ke Chen, Alan H.-S. Chan and Sunkyo Kwon

17. Health Management, Health Promotion, and Disease Prevention in Gerontechnology

T. J. McCallum, Emily M. Agree, and Jean F. Coppola

18. Setting Technology Into Context for Mild to Severe Cognitive Impairments in Old Age: Psychological Perspectives

Laura I. Schmidt, Katrin Claßen, and Hans-Werner Wahl

19. Designing Technology for Older Adults: Augmenting Usefulness and Usability via Cognitive Support

Christopher B. Mayhorn, Wendy A. Rogers, and Katharina V. Echt

20. Isolation and Gerontechnology: Computer-Assisted Social Engagement

Neal E. Cutler

21. Silver Product Development: The Concept of Autonomy as the Common Denominator in Innovations for Older Users

Florian Kohlbacher and Cornelius Herstatt

22. Marketing to Aging Consumers

Jul Thanasrivanitchai, Randall Shannon, and George P. Moschis

SECTION IV: TECHNOLOGY AND AGING: LONG-STANDING PRINCIPLES AND TENETS

23. Synopsis: Lessons Learned, Long-Term Guidelines, and How to Live a Livable Life in Old Age With Likable Technologies

Sunkyo Kwon

24. Epilogue: A 10-Year Growth Spurt in Applications to Aging in Human Factors and Ergonomics

James L. Fozard

Index