Technology for adaptive aging
Title:
Technology for adaptive aging
Author:
Workshop on Technology for Adaptive Aging (2003 : Washington, D.C.)
ISBN:
9780309529235
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Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 305 p.) : ill.
General Note:
"The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance"--T.p. verso.
Includes papers, discussion, and revisions from a workshop held January 23-24, 2003 at the National Academy of Sciences.
Contents:
Introduction and overview -- Cognitive aging -- Movement control in the older adult -- Methodological issues in the assessment of technology use for older adults -- Addressing the communication needs of an aging society -- Technology and employment -- Everyday health: technology for adaptive aging -- Technology and learning in current and future older cohorts -- The Impact of technology on living environments for older adults -- Personal vehicle transportation.
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Electronic Access:
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