Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Aging, Health and Technology takes a problem-centered approach to examine how older adults use technology for health. It examines the many ways in which technology is being used by older adults, focusing on challenges, solutions and perspectives of the older user. Using aging-health technology as a lens, the book examines issues of technology adoption, basic human factors, cognitive aging, mental health, aging and usability, privacy, trust and automation. Each chapter takes a case study approach to summarize lessons learned from unique examples that can be applied to similar projects, while also providing general information about older adults and technology.

Front Cover; Aging, Technology and Health; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Rethinking technology development for older adults: A responsible research and innovation duty; Starting point: Challenges for aging societies; Motivation; The research objectives and chapter structure; Future Care Lab© and its applications as experimental environment; Study I: Health assistance at home; Materials and methods; Research method; Experimental procedure; Participants of the Study I; Research variables; Results of Study I; Relationships between research variables; User differences

Intention to use eHealth: Qualitative analysisSummary of the results for the Study I; Study II: Serious exercise games in AAL; Materials and methods; The evaluated game prototype; Research variables; Participants; Results of Study II; Effects of the game; Performance; Intention to use; Discussion and limitations; Responsible research and innovation in technology development for older adults; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Challenges associated with online health information seeking among older adults; Older adults and ICT use; Information search strategies; Physical barriers

Visual impairmentMotor skills; Cognitive ability; Literacy; Health literacy; Numeracy; Digital literacy; Attitudes toward technology; Addressing the challenges older adults face; Designing interfaces that are friendly to older users; The benefit of technology training; References; 3 Improving older adults' comprehension and use of patient portal-based health information; Introduction; The role of education, knowledge and health literacy in EHR portal use; The role of numeracy skills in EHR portal use; Affective responses, gist comprehension and decision making

Enhancing EHR portal message formats to support older adult's self-careText-based formats; Enhanced-formats; Verbally enhanced formats; Graphical representations; Audio-enhanced formats; Video-enhanced formats; Computer-generated formats; Conclusion; References; 4 Bringing older drivers up to speed with technology: Cognitive changes, training, and advances in transportation technology; Introduction; Age-related changes in sensory, perceptual, and cognitive functions; Sensory processing; Visual impairments; Hearing loss; Attention; Memory; Executive function

Physical and psychomotor functioningCountermeasures for increased crash risks among older drivers; Driver assessment; Driver training and cognitive intervention; Compensatory driving strategies and educational program; Advanced vehicle technologies; Alternative mobility services and accessible transportation in age-friendly communities; Shared mobility service; Age-friendly communities; Summary; References; 5 Technological supports to increase nature contact for older adults; Introduction; Promoting health is essential for older adults to maintain a high quality of life

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