The booming increase of the senior population has become a social phenomenon and a challenge to our societies, and technological advances have undoubtedly contr

Aging, Health and Technology takes a problem-centered approach to examine how older adults use technology for health. It examines the many ways in which technol

This book brings together Sociologists, Computer Scientists, Applied Scientists and Engineers to explore the design, implementation and evaluation of emerging t

Emerging and currently available technologies offer great promise for helping older adults, even those without serious disabilities, to live healthy, comfortabl

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evo