Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations
Seiten
2015
Idea Group,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-4666-9530-6 (ISBN)
Idea Group,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-4666-9530-6 (ISBN)
Focuses on the development and improvement of devices intended to assist elderly individuals in coping with various physical limitations and disabilities. This volume highlights the available tools and technologies for supporting the mobility, agility, and self-sufficiency of the aging population as well as the challenges associated with the integration of these technologies into everyday life.
Demographics reveal that the proportion of elderly individuals in the population is growing at a significant rate. Advances in medicine have allowed populations to live longer than ever; however, ensuring that these individuals have the tools necessary to sustain a productive and happy lifestyle as they age remains a concern.
Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations focuses on the development and improvement of devices intended to assist elderly individuals in coping with various physical limitations and disabilities. Highlighting the available tools and technologies for supporting the mobility, agility, and self-sufficiency of the aging population as well as the challenges associated with the integration of these technologies into the everyday lives of elderly individuals, this publication is ideally designed for reference use by healthcare workers, medical students, gerontologists, and IT developers in the field of medicine.
Demographics reveal that the proportion of elderly individuals in the population is growing at a significant rate. Advances in medicine have allowed populations to live longer than ever; however, ensuring that these individuals have the tools necessary to sustain a productive and happy lifestyle as they age remains a concern.
Optimizing Assistive Technologies for Aging Populations focuses on the development and improvement of devices intended to assist elderly individuals in coping with various physical limitations and disabilities. Highlighting the available tools and technologies for supporting the mobility, agility, and self-sufficiency of the aging population as well as the challenges associated with the integration of these technologies into the everyday lives of elderly individuals, this publication is ideally designed for reference use by healthcare workers, medical students, gerontologists, and IT developers in the field of medicine.
Yosry S. Morsi, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Anupam Shukla, ABV - Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India. Chandra Prakash Rathore, Oracle India Private Limited, India.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.10.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice |
| Verlagsort | Harrisburg, PA |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 1511 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4666-9530-7 / 1466695307 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4666-9530-6 / 9781466695306 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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