Overview

This volume provides a detailed examination of changes in technology that impact individuals as they age with an emphasis upon cultural contexts and person-environment fit from human factors, psychological, and sociological perspectives. The editors take into consideration the role of macro-influences in shaping technological changes in industrialized societies that effect successful aging in terms of quality of life. Topics discussed include: human factors and aging; the impact of the internet; and assistive technology. As a special feature, each chapter is followed by two commentaries from experts in the same and neighboring disciplines.

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Author:   Neil Charness ,  K. Warner Schaie, PhD
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780826124036

ISBN 10:   0826124038
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   23 September 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Technology design, usability and ageing - human factors, techniques and considerations; commentary - access, motivation, ability, design and training - necessary conditions older adult success with technology; commentary - is it all about ageing?; technology and ageing in social context; human factors and ageing - identifying and compensating for age-related deficits in sensory and cognitive function; commentary - ageing effects on vision - impairement, variability, self-report and compensatory change; commentary - using technology to lower age's perceptual and cognitive hurdles - Schieber lists some known and neglected and new and needed ways; the impact of the internet on older adults; commentary - applying research - the NIH senior health gov. project; commentary - social aspects of gerontechnology; assistive technology; commentary - next steps in home modification and assistive technology research; commentary - assistive technology - potential and preconditions of useful applications; impact of everyday technology in the home environment on older adults' quality of life; commentary - the nested context of technology - a response to Wahl and Mollenkopf; commentary - gerotechnology and the home environment; technology and the promise of independent living for older adults - a cognitive perspective; commentary - technology as environmental support for older adults' daily activities; commentary - using technology to foster engagement and improve health in elderly persons.

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Author Information

Neil Charness, PhD, received his BA (1969) in Psychology from McGill University, and his MS (1971) and PhD (1974) in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. He was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University (1974-1977) and a Professor of Psychology and Gerontology at the University of Waterloo (1977-1994). He is currently a Professor of Psychology at the Florida State University, and a Research Associate at the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy. His current research interests focus on the topics of aging and expert performance across the life span, and age and human factors as related to technology use. He has held grants concerned with these topics from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Aging Research Network (Canada), the DAAD (Germany), the Retirement Research Foundation (USA), and the National Institute on Aging (USA). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, The American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Gerontological Society of America.

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