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Informationen zum Autor David Prendergast is a social anthropologist based at Intel Labs Europe and a Principal Investigator in the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities with Imperial College and University College London. He also holds the position of Visiting Professor of Healthcare Innovation at Trinity College Dublin. Chiara Garattini is an anthropologist working as part of the Health & Life Sciences group at Intel. Previously, she worked in the field of aging, technology, independent living and chronic illnesses as postdoctoral researcher and ethnography lead at the Technology Research for Independent Living Centre, University College Dublin. Klappentext In recent years there have been many books about aging populations. This book is unique in that it not only focuses on the role and design of technologies for older people around the world but it aims to situate this within local context. It is comprised of a carefully balanced mix of empirical and conceptual chapters from leading authors across the field of aging research that have been selected to demonstrate key issues in how we sensitively design, install, and test independent living technologies from multiple perspectives from older adults, their networks, and communities. Material and insights from world class academic, public health, and industry studies. Zusammenfassung Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging! this book examines how developments in smart phones! the internet! cloud computing! and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century Chiara Garattini and David Prendergast Part I: Connections, Networks and Interactions Chapter 1. Social Media and the Age-Friendly Community Philip B. Stafford Chapter 2. Exploring New Technologies through Playful Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Informal Learning Josie Tetley, Caroline Holland, Verina Waights, Jonathan Hughes, Simon Holland and Stephanie Warren Chapter 3. Older People and Constant Contact Media Rachel S. Singh Chapter 4. Beyond Determinism: Understanding Actual Use of Social Robots by Older People Louis Neven and Christina Leeson Part II: Health and Wellbeing Chapter 5. Designing Technologies for Social Connection with Older People Joseph Wherton, Paul Sugarhood, Rob Procter and Trisha Greenhalgh Chapter 6. Avoiding the 'Iceberg Effect': Incorporating a Behavioural Change Approach to Technology Design in Chronic Illness John Dinsmore Chapter 7. Supporting a Good Life with Dementia Arlene Astell Chapter 8. Home Telehealth: Industry Enthusiasm, Health System Resistance and Community Expectations Sarah Delaney and Claire Somerville Chapter 9. Analysing Hands-on-Tech Care Work in Telecare Installations. Frictional Encounters with Gerontechnological Designs Daniel López and Tomás Sánchez-Criado Part III: Life Course Transitions Chapter 10. Caregiving in the Digital Era Madelyn Iris and Rebecca Berman Chapter 11. Digital Storytelling and the Transnational Retirement Networks of Older Japanese Adults Mayumi Ono Chapter 12. Digital Games in the Lives of Older Adults Bob De Schutter, Julie A. Brown and Henk Herman Nap Chapter 13. Digital Ownership across Lifespans Wendy Moncur Notes on Contributors Index ...
