"Psychogeritechnology" in Japan: Exemplars from a super-aged society.
Background: The burgeoning field of gerontechnology, which is the interdisciplinary field of applying technology to ageing issues, has focused primarily on "active ageing" and maintaining independence for older adults. To date, there has been less focus on people who develop dementia. Here, we argue...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 1533 - 1541 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2018
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