"What's the limit?" Technologies for aging in place as imagined by young adults...International Society for Gerontechnology 13th World Conference, October 24-26, 2022, Daegu, South Korea
Purpose Current trends in Age Tech innovation designed to enable aging-in-place assume a shared vision of a future where aging can and should be monitored and controlled through data. Many of these technologies include ambient sensors that silently and remotely track the older, "at risk" person's co...
| Published in: | Gerontechnology Vol. 21; pp. 1 - 2 |
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| Format: | abstract proceedings research Journal Article |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161396115&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161396115 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15691101 904R jtl: Gerontechnology issn: 15691101 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2022 vid: 21 pid: 54298 pub: International Society for Gerontechnology artinfo: ui: 161396115 161396115 161396115 161396115 ppf: 1 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: "What's the limit?" Technologies for aging in place as imagined by young adults...International Society for Gerontechnology 13th World Conference, October 24-26, 2022, Daegu, South Korea aug: au: Dalmer, N. K. Ellison, K. L. affil: Department of Health, Aging and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada sug: subj: Assisted Living Assistive Technology Utilization Attitude to Computers In Adulthood Aging in Place Congresses and Conferences South Korea South Korea Adult Adult: 19-44 years ab: Purpose Current trends in Age Tech innovation designed to enable aging-in-place assume a shared vision of a future where aging can and should be monitored and controlled through data. Many of these technologies include ambient sensors that silently and remotely track the older, "at risk" person's comings and goings, their eating, sleeping and bathroom habits, whether they are taking their medication, their gate, the length of time they are sitting, standing, or lying down, and the list goes on. Although there have been some efforts to include the experiences and desires of older adults into the design and critique of aging-in-place technologies, young adults, as future users of these devices - both as caregivers and cared for - have thus far been excluded. Method To understand whether current trends in Age Tech innovation reflect a future that young adults envision for themselves as they reach what they would define as 'old age', in focus groups with individuals between the ages of 18-35, we asked participants to visually map out onto floor plans the kinds of technologies they imagine using in their home in later life. Results and Discussion Reflecting on the conversations that were elicited in the presentation and discussion of these maps, we highlight the multiple sources of tension participants voiced as they imagined living with technologies in their later years. These sources of tension arose from a desire to limit technologies in some manner, whether by decreasing their dependence on technologies or by striving for balance in living with technologies. As we argue, their concerns trouble the assumption that technological resistance by older adults is merely a reflection of generational bias and incompetence. These findings highlight the need to be as innovative in finding new ways to disconnect from technology and the digital world as we are in finding new ways to digitize our aging futures. We conclude by suggesting that the first step in doing so is to ask people, both young and old, caregivers and cared for, if this is a technology they would want in their own home, now and into the future. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: abstract proceedings research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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