This volume provides a detailed examination of changes in technology that impact individuals as they age with an emphasis upon cultural contexts and person-environment fit from human factors, psychological, and sociological perspectives.
The editors take into consideration the role of macro-influences in shaping technological changes in industrialized societies that effect successful aging in terms of quality of life. Topics discussed include: human factors and aging; the impact of the internet; and assistive technology. As a special feature, each chapter is followed by two commentaries from experts in the same and neighboring disciplines.
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‘Preface
Commentary: Access, Motivation, Ability, Design, and Training: Necessary Conditions Older Adult Success with Technology,
N. Charness
Commentary: Is It All About Aging? Technology and Aging in Social Context,
M.A. Hardy and C.L. Baird
Commentary: Aging Effects on Vision: Impairment, Variablility, Self-Report and Compensatory Change,
D.W. Kline
Commentary: Using Technology to Lower Ageís Perceptual and Cognitive Hurdles: Schieber Lists some Known and Neglected and New and Needed Ways,
J.L. Fozard
Commentary: Applying Research: The NIHSenior Health.gov Project,
R.W. Morrell, S.R. Dailey, and G.K. Rousseau
Commentary: Social Aspects of Gerontechnology,
J.C. Thomas
Commentary: Next Steps in Home Modification and Assistive Technology Research,
L.N. Gitlin
Commentary: Assistive Technology: Potential and Preconditions of Useful Applications,
H. Mollenkopf
Commentary: The Nested Context of Technology: A Response to Wahl and Mollenkopf,
R.J. Scheidt
Commentary: Gerotechnology and the Home Environment,
G. Gutman
Commentary: Technology as Environmental Support for Older Adultsí Daily Activities,
D. Morrow
Commentary: Using Technology to Foster Engagement and Improve Health in Elderly Persons,
S.H. Gueldner and S.J. Loeb
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 352 ● ISBN 9780826123978 ● Tamaño de archivo 19.5 MB ● Editor K. Warner Schaie & Neil Charness ● Editorial Springer Publishing Company ● Publicado 2003 ● Edición 1 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 5847568 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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