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Emerging Smart Home Technologies to Facilitate Engaging With Aging
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
|November 23, 2019
Summary
Smart home technologies can help older adults engage with aging by supporting daily living and promoting independence. Future smart homes offer potential for enhanced physical and cognitive abilities, but ethical considerations are crucial.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Health Informatics
- Assistive Technology
Background:
- Engaging with aging (EWA) is crucial for quality of life in older adults.
- Information technology and built environment upgrades can support EWA.
- Smart home technologies (SmHT) offer passive monitoring for independent living.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of current and emerging SmHT.
- To discuss leveraging SmHT for enhancing older adults' capacity to engage with aging.
- To identify opportunities and challenges in designing SmHT for aging in place.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of smart home technologies.
- Analysis of SmHT applications for older adults.
- Discussion of ethical and practical considerations.
Main Results:
- SmHT can enhance older adults' ability to manage daily living and age in place.
- Emerging SmHT offer potential to improve physical and cognitive capacities.
- Ethical and practical challenges exist in SmHT design and implementation.
Conclusions:
- SmHT present significant opportunities to support older adults in engaging with aging.
- Future smart home systems require careful design to address ethical and practical challenges.
- Leveraging technology can enhance independence and quality of life for an aging population.
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