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Conference International Conference on Technology and Aging (2nd : 2007 : Toronto, Canada)

Title Technology and Aging : Selected Papers from the 2007 International Conference on Technology and Aging / edited by Alex Mihailidis [and others].

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Assistive technology research series, 1383-813X ; v. 21
Assistive technology research series ; v. 21.
Note "The festival of international conferences on caregiving, disability, aging and technology"--Cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Aging in Place -- -- Enhancing smart home algorithms using temporal relations / V.R. Jakkula and D.J. Cook -- Automatic activity detection for in-place care / J. Silva, T. Chau and A. Mihailidis -- Deploying wide-scale in-home assessment technology / J. Kaye [and others] -- Understanding how prescription medication compliance is affected by out of the home activities / W. Chung, J.C. Kimel and B. Needham -- A smart home to assist in recipe completion / H. Pigot [and others] -- Autonomous guidance through handwashing using a partially observable Markov decision process / A. von Bertoldi [and others] -- Accommodating aging workers who have a disability / M. Williams, D. Sabata and J. Zolna -- -- Assistive Technology -- -- An empirical study of seniors' perceptions of mobile phones as memory aids / M. Massimi and R.M. Baecker -- CIRCA : a communication prosthesis for dementia / A.J. Astell [and others] -- Design of novel sling interface systems for patient lifting / T. Dutta, P.J. Holliday and G. Fernie -- Seniors on seniors (SOS) technologies : peer mentoring to introduce new technologies / J. Mattie [and others] -- -- Monitoring and Telehealth -- -- Usage of fractal analysis in evaluating health and disease / K.A. Edginton and N. Berme -- A computer vision-based approach for abnormal gait analysis / R. Prinz, A.B. Albu and N. Livingston -- Using a home monitoring system to improve night home safety for community-dwelling persons with dementia / M.A. Rowe, J. Campbell and S. Lane -- Integrating computer-based health coaching into elder home care / H.B. Jimison and M. Pavel -- An approach for deriving continuous health assessment indicators from in-home sensor data / T. Hayes, M. Pavel and J. Kaye -- A telementoring robot for home care / F. Michaud [and others] -- A comparison of in-home vs. telerehabilitation / J.A. Sanford and H. Hoenig -- RFID : a tool for measuring wandering in persons with dementia / W.D. Kearns and D.H. Moore.
Transportation and Mobility -- -- A comparison of stereovision and infrared as sensors for an anti-collision powered wheelchair for older adults with cognitive impairments / P. Viswanathan [and others] -- Intelligent wheelchair : lessons learned from development / T. Gomi -- A handrail cueing system to prevent falls in older adults / C.Y. Scovil [and others] -- An automated tool for detecting and preventing unsafe stair use / J. Snock, J. Hoey and A. Mihailidis -- Reducing adverse effects of walkers on stability / K.C. Cheng, H. Bateni and B.E. Maki -- Older driver simulator performance in relation to driving habits and DMV driving records / G.D. Park [and others] -- -- Design -- -- A new viewpoint to inclusive design / A. Stone and N. Mathers -- Evaluating design features that affect older adults' performance on common computer tasks / M.A. O'Brien, W.A. Rogers and A.D. Fisk -- Involving patients in concept generation : unusual collaborations spur self-care technology innovation / C. Horwitz and A. Pentland -- Off-the-shelf infrastructure in smart apartments for people with dementia / T. Adlam and R. Orpwood.
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Subject Older people -- Care -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Older people -- Care.
Technological innovations.
Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Older people -- Health and hygiene.
Geriatrics -- Technological innovations -- Congresses.
Geriatrics -- Technological innovations.
Geriatrics.
Aged.
Self-Help Devices.
Equipment Design.
Health Services for the Aged.
Quality of Life.
Telemedicine.
Genre/Form Congress.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Mihailidis, Alex.
IOS Press.
Other Form: Print version: International Conference on Technology and Aging (2nd : 2007 : Toronto, Canada). Technology and aging. Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, ©2008 9781586038151 158603815X (DLC) 2007941684 (OCoLC)184829255
ISBN 9781607502944 (electronic book)
1607502941 (electronic book)
158603815X
9781586038151