TY - GEN
T1 - Applying the Gerontechnology Matrix for research involving ageing adults
AU - Kort, H.S.M.
AU - Wooldridge, R.D.
AU - Bronswijk, van, J.E.M.H.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The world population is ageing rapidly, during which technology innovation has become increasingly advanced. Ageing adults are expected to meet the demands of new technologies which offer potential to support independence and social participation. To facilitate this developers and designers need to better design technology around the opportunities, capacities and learning strategies of older adults. The Gerontechnology Matrix, which is based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, provides a framework to guide researchers, designers and engineers in their effort to seek solutions which support older adults to age graciously. The Gerontechnology Matrix comprises the following live domains: Housing & Daily activities, Communication & Governance, Health & Self-esteem, Mobility & Transportation and Work & Leisure. All live domains will at some point provide challenges to the everyday life of ageing adults. Technology interventions, to reach the goals set in these live domains, might be designed for enhancement and satisfaction, prevention and engagement, compensation and assistance or for care and organization. This paper will be organized as a round table to discuss the pros and cons of the Gerontechnology Matrix with the participants.
AB - The world population is ageing rapidly, during which technology innovation has become increasingly advanced. Ageing adults are expected to meet the demands of new technologies which offer potential to support independence and social participation. To facilitate this developers and designers need to better design technology around the opportunities, capacities and learning strategies of older adults. The Gerontechnology Matrix, which is based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, provides a framework to guide researchers, designers and engineers in their effort to seek solutions which support older adults to age graciously. The Gerontechnology Matrix comprises the following live domains: Housing & Daily activities, Communication & Governance, Health & Self-esteem, Mobility & Transportation and Work & Leisure. All live domains will at some point provide challenges to the everyday life of ageing adults. Technology interventions, to reach the goals set in these live domains, might be designed for enhancement and satisfaction, prevention and engagement, compensation and assistance or for care and organization. This paper will be organized as a round table to discuss the pros and cons of the Gerontechnology Matrix with the participants.
KW - Active ageing
KW - Technology literacy
KW - User perspective
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921784096&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-13105-4_47
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-13105-4_47
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-3-319-13104-7
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 328
EP - 331
BT - Ambient Assisted Living and Daily Activities : 6th International Work-Conference, IWAAL 2014, Belfast, UK, December 2-5, 2014. Proceedings
A2 - Pecchia, L.
A2 - Chen, L.L.
A2 - Nugent, C.
A2 - Bravo, J.
PB - Springer
CY - Berlin
T2 - conference; 6th International Work-Conference, UCAmI - IWAAL, 2014, Belfast, UK; 2014-12-02; 2014-12-05
Y2 - 2 December 2014 through 5 December 2014
ER -