... in stakeholder perspectives on AHA technologies and how these perspectives may be negotiated. This could help understand and facilitate long-term use of AHA technologies among older adults. Originality/value This study alerts researchers to contradictory perspectives among older people and healthcare...

... process of care and support systems for older people that can impact acceptance and uptake to provide support to future projects. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyzed the results of three qualitative studies, including two detailed case studies and a further study with 35 participants...

... discussed, considering the experience of the ICT experts and the needs presented by the caregivers. Older people Dementia Assistive living technologies E-inclusion Handheld technology Smart homes The results are presented in Table I . Each row represents topics covered in the previous...

... their implications; and the last section concludes the paper by summarizing the contributions of this research, as well as its limitations. Older people Disability Accessibility Online learning Independence Smart phone Due to the rapid advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs...

... of life (QOL) of older people in three European communities. Design/methodology/approach In a three‐month trial, the MonAMI technology was installed in the homes of older people with various needs, in the cities of Stockholm, Sweden; Zaragoza, Spain; and Kosice, Slovakia. Evaluation criteria...

... Older people Nursing homes Elderly people The provision of assistive technology (AT) is perceived by service providers as an increasingly attractive means of helping older people to improve performance, maintain their independence and enhance their quality of life (Hoenig et al., 2003...

...Simon Brownsell; Steven Blackburn; Mark Hawley Purpose This paper seeks to identify the user requirements for an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based system to deliver care, support and information services to older people in the community. Design/methodology/approach...

... techniques were then used to recognise and learn the gestures. This resulted in sending the command to standard home automation X10 units to control a number of attached electrical devices. It was found that although older people could readily use gestures to control devices, configuration of a home system...

...Wendy Olphert; Leela Damodaran; Panos Balatsoukas; Catherine Parkinson The term ‘digital assistive technology' refers to the use of ICTs for the support of older people's everyday tasks. These tasks could range from online shopping to information seeking and searching the web in a variety of ways...

.../Internet applications. Though several endemic hurdles have been experienced, the research shows the benefits of email and ways to overcome some of the problems. Key words Older people; retirement; email; Internet; training. Introduction There is an increasing volume of material in the literature concerned...

... of the service. Service users, carers and staff all contributed to the evaluation. Initial results have indicated a positive response to the equipment, with a reduction in anxiety and increased independence for both the service user and carer. Key words Telecare; assistive technology; older people; increased...

...Debra O'Neill This paper describes the Safe at Home pilot telecare project which was designed to promote safety, reassurance and dignity for older people in Co Louth, north east Ireland. It describes the background, the process, implementation and evaluation of the project for 25 adults aged over...