Design for Aging Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers

被引:2
|
作者
Lynch, Caitrin [1 ]
机构
[1] Olin Coll Engn, Needham, MA 02492 USA
来源
ANTHROPOLOGY & AGING | 2015年 / 36卷 / 02期
关键词
design; technology; older adults; education; ethnography;
D O I
10.5195/aa.2015.108
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Does the development of new technologies invariably contribute positively to the daily lives of older adults in the contemporary United States and elsewhere? Eleven years into teaching anthropology to engineers, and five years into co-teaching a course on design for aging called "Engineering for Humanity,"my answer is: Not always, but we can make it so.
引用
收藏
页码:127 / +
页数:9
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [41] Aging Perception in Older Adults
    Moghadam, Leila Sadegh
    Foroughan, Mahshid
    Mohammadi, Farahnaz
    Ahmadi, Fazlollah
    Farhadi, Akram
    Nazari, Shima
    Sadeghi, Nargeskhaton
    SALMAND-IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGEING, 2016, 10 (04): : 202 - 209
  • [42] TECHNOLOGY IN OLDER ADULTS
    Tang, Yimin
    Smith, Sarah
    Burden, Sorrel
    Stanmore, Emma
    INNOVATION IN AGING, 2024, 8 : 330 - 330
  • [43] Technology and Older Adults
    Czaja, S. J.
    ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE, 2016, 49 : S5 - S5
  • [44] EDUCATING OLDER ADULTS ABOUT THEIR INCREASED CANCER RISK
    KEINTZ, MK
    RIMER, B
    FLEISHER, L
    ENGSTROM, P
    GERONTOLOGIST, 1988, 28 (04): : 487 - 490
  • [45] Perspectives on Design of Sensor Based Exergames Targeted Towards Older Adults
    Sjolinder, Marie
    Nou, Anneli Avatare
    Kolkowska, Ella
    Johansson, Lars-Ake
    Ridderstolpe, Anna
    Scandurra, Isabella
    HUMAN ASPECTS OF IT FOR THE AGED POPULATION: APPLICATIONS IN HEALTH, ASSISTANCE, AND ENTERTAINMENT, PT II, 2018, 10927 : 395 - 414
  • [46] Perspectives on Aging and End of Life Among Lower Socioeconomic Status (SES) Older Adults
    Coogan, Anne
    Kimpel, Christine
    Jones, Abigail C.
    Barroso, Julie
    Frechman, Erica
    Maxwell, Cathy A.
    JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY, 2022, 41 (06) : 1595 - 1603
  • [47] Improving Aging in Place for Older Adults with Low Incomes: Perspectives of Home Health Aides
    Jahan, M.
    Hentschel, C.
    Pandit, S. G.
    Akhiary, M.
    Wisdom-Goulbourne, T.
    Reyes-Farias, D.
    Resnick, B.
    Reid, C.
    Brown, R.
    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 2021, 69 : S194 - S194
  • [48] AGING HEALTHY IN A GENTRIFIED CITY: PERSPECTIVES FROM OLDER ADULTS FROM THE EPIPORTO COHORT
    Santos, C. J.
    Silva, J. P.
    Torres, E.
    Barros, H.
    Ribeiro, A. I.
    GACETA SANITARIA, 2023, 37 : S17 - S17
  • [49] Active aging needs from the perspectives of older adults and geriatric experts: a qualitative study
    Ayoubi-Mahani, Shahla
    Eghbali-Babadi, Maryam
    Farajzadegan, Ziba
    Keshvari, Mahrokh
    Farokhzadian, Jamileh
    FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 2023, 11
  • [50] Development of the Healthy Aging Perspectives Questionnaire among Older Adults with Chronic Disease in Taiwan
    Wang, Yu-Rung
    Lee, Huan-Fang
    Hsieh, Pei-Lun
    Chen, Ching-Min
    HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 2023, 2023