Older People’s Needs and Opportunities for Assistive Technologies
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Paper/Presentation Title | Older People’s Needs and Opportunities for Assistive Technologies |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Soar, Jeffrey (Author), Yu, Lei (Author) and Al-Hakim, Latif (Author) |
Editors | Jmaiel, Mohamed, Mokhtari, Mounir, Abdulrazak, Bessam, Aloulou, Hamdi and Kallel, Slim |
Journal or Proceedings Title | The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries: 18th International Conference, ICOST 2020 Hammamet, Tunisia, June 24–26, 2020 Proceedings |
ERA Conference ID | 60495 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2020 |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783030515164 |
9783030515171 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51517-1_37 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-51517-1_37 |
Conference/Event | 18th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2020) |
International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST) | |
Event Details | 18th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2020) Event Date 24 to end of 26 Jun 2020 Event Location Hammamet, Tunisia |
Event Details | International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST) ICOST |
Abstract | Older adults experience a disconnect between their needs and adoption of technologies that have potential to assist and to support more independent living. This paper reviewed research that links people’s needs with opportunities for assistive technologies. It searched 13 databases identifying 923 papers with 34 papers finally included for detailed analysis. The research papers identified needs in the fields of health, leisure, living, safety, communication, family relationship and social involvement. Amongst these, support for activities of daily living category was of most interest. In specific sub-categories, the next most reported need was assistive technology to support walking and mobility followed by smart cooking/kitchen technology and assistive technology for social contacts with family member/other people. The research aimed to inform a program of research into improving the adoption of technologies where they can ameliorate identified needs of older people. |
Keywords | Older people; Needs; Assistive technologies; Systematic review |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460999. Information systems not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
Series | LNCS |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Book Title | The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5vyy/older-people-s-needs-and-opportunities-for-assistive-technologies
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