Implementing gerontechnology

Persuasive GERONtechnology: An Introduction

The motivationally positive property of technologies has both a functional and an attractiveness component. The first one concerns the use of interactive technology to encourage or discourage specific behaviours by controlling the conditions under which they occur. Riding a motorcycle for the excitement, is a good example of the second component. Gerontechnology, as a service of human health an...

Gerontechnology. A sustainable investment in the future.

Use or Non-Use of Gerontechnology—A Qualitative Study

This study employed a qualitative approach to explore the attitudes and experiences of older people towards using gerontechnology, and to determine the underlying reasons that might account for their use and non-use of gerontechnology. Four focus group discussions and 26 individual interviews were undertaken. Qualitative data were analyzed using NVivo software and were categorized using coding ...

Toward Ludic Gerontechnology: a Review of Games for Dementia Care

Due to the increase of the older population, dementia has become a growing societal problem. This has led to an increased interest in digital games to support dementia care, such as cognitive rehabilitation or reminiscence games. To facilitate the design of games for dementia and set a research agenda in this domain, we carried out a literature review of games designed more specifically for dem...

GERONTECHNOLOGY fitting task and environment to the elderly

Gerontechnology includes the research and development of techniques and technological products, based on the knowledge of aging processes, for the benefit of a preferred living and working environment and adapted medical care for the elderly. Physical and mental fitness are prerequisites to the satisfactory performance of daily tasks. Functionality decreases when perceptive motor abilities or s...