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To address the projected global shortfall of gerontological health care workers, we outline a research approach that is informed by the past successes of public health toward the goal of develo** and implementing smart homes at the community-level to support independent living. Specifically, we discuss the epidemiologic triad consisting of host, environment, and agent factors in relation to other person-environment fit models. We propose this model as the underlying framework for a smart homes development approach that focuses on creating task advantages to support independence at home. We provide recommendations to implement the approach by including community-level stakeholders and policy makers in research that uses a model well-recognized by public health professionals.
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Reeder, B., Demiris, G., Thompson, H.J. (2015). Smart Built Environments and Independent Living: A Public Health Perspective. In: Bodine, C., Helal, S., Gu, T., Mokhtari, M. (eds) Smart Homes and Health Telematics. ICOST 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8456. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14424-5_24
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