Designed technologies for healthy aging /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rébola, Claudia B., 1975- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	San Rafael, California (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, 2015.
Series:	Synthesis lectures on assistive, rehabilitative, and health-preserving technologies ; # 6.
Subjects:	Assistive computer technology. Self-help devices for older people. Technology and older people. aging artificial intelligence caregiver design embedded computing graphic design health human-computer interaction independent living industrial design interaction design isolation mobile computing older adults retirement communities robotics sensors smart homes social disconnectedness software engineering tangible computing technologies wearable computing Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Abstract:	Identifies and presents a variety of contemporary technologies to support older adults' abilities to perform everyday activities. Efforts of industry, laboratories, and learning institutions are documented under four major categories: social connections, independent self care, healthy home and active lifestyle. The book contains well-documented and illustrative recent examples of designed technologies--ranging from wearable devices, to mobile applications, to assistive robots-- on the broad areas of design and computation, including industrial design, interaction design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 169 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print.
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781627053181
ISSN:	2162-7266 ;
DOI:	10.2200/S00576ED1V01Y201404ARH006
Access:	Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.