Gerontechnology VI - Contributions to the Seventh International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2024, November 28, 2024, Évora, Portugal

This book gathers peer-review contributions to the 7th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2024, held on November 28, 2024, in Évora, Portugal. They report on cutting-edge technologies and optimized workflows for promoting active aging and assisting older adults at home, as well as in healthcare centers. They discuss the main challenges in the development, use and delivery of health care services and technologies. Besides proposing solutions for improving monitoring and management of health parameters and age-related diseases, the chapters also describe approaches for helping seniors in their daily tasks and facilitating their communication and integration with assistive technologies. All in all, this book provides health professionals, researchers, and service providers with extensive information on the latest trends in the development and application of gerontechnology, with a special emphasis on improving quality of life and social integration of the elderly.

List of contents

.- The Elderly's Role in Preserving and Transmitting Intangible Cultural Heritage.- Genetic Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Social Implications on Elderly.- Effects of electromyographic biofeedback training after meniscectomy on quadriceps strength and health related quality of life: A randomized controlled trial.- Gains from rehabilitation nursing care for the self-care of elderly inpatients Scoping Review, etc.

Summary

This book gathers peer-review contributions to the 7th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2024, held on November 28, 2024, in Évora, Portugal. They report on cutting-edge technologies and optimized workflows for promoting active aging and assisting older adults at home, as well as in healthcare centers. They discuss the main challenges in the development, use and delivery of health care services and technologies. Besides proposing solutions for improving monitoring and management of health parameters and age-related diseases, the chapters also describe approaches for helping seniors in their daily tasks and facilitating their communication and integration with assistive technologies. All in all, this book provides health professionals, researchers, and service providers with extensive information on the latest trends in the development and application of gerontechnology, with a special emphasis on improving quality of life and social integration of the elderly.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lara Guedes de Pinho (Editor), César Fonseca (Editor), Enrique Moguel (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Gerontechnology V
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2025
• EAN: 9783031877285
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3187728-5
• No. of pages: 312
• Illustrations: XIII, 312 p. 27 illus., 23 illus. in color.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Bioengineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Ergotherapie, Bevölkerung und Demographie, Altersgruppen und Generationen, Occupational Therapy, Aging Population, Medical and Health Technologies, Improving Rehabilitation Nursing Facilities, Loneliness in Elderly People, Technologies for Active Aging, Rehabilitation Nursing and Self-Care, IWoG2024, Inclusive Health Care, Technologies for Chronic Disease Care, Smart Technologies for Elderly, Quality of Life in Ageing Populations, Rehabilitation Nursing, Empowering the Elderly, Intelligent Monitoring Systems for Healthcare