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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Iterative Approach to User-Centered Design of Smart Home Systems
Recent technological advances have brought smart homes to the forefront of innovation, transforming the home into a platform that can support residents’ connectivity and care. Smart home systems promise a more...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Data Privacy and Smart Home Technology Adoption: Older Adults’ Attitudes and Beliefs
This study investigates how older adults ages 85 and older view data privacy within smart home technologies and the impact of data privacy on their technology adoption. Privacy has been an important concern am...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Evaluating Privacy Policies and User Agreements of Smart Home Devices from the Perspective of the Aging Population
Smart home technology has the potential to support several tasks in the home, especially for older adults who are likely to increasingly experience difficulties with everyday activities
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Caregiver Attitudes Toward Internet-Enabled Sources of Information
Caregivers have an array of informational needs in order to accomplish tasks, solve problems, obtain peace-of-mind, and make sense of their caregiving situation, which spurs them toward the activity of informa...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Technologies and Services to Support Care: Family Caregivers’ Experiences and Perspectives
Many technology-enabled products and services have the potential to support family caregivers. There is limited understanding, however, of how and why caregivers adopt and use technologies. An online survey ex...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Living in a Networked Home: Older Adults’ Expectations and Attitudes
A challenge facing our rapidly aging population is the need to age independently, preferably at home. Smart home technologies promise to provide older adults with better health, safety, and peace of mind. Howe...
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Chapter
Macro-Trend Study Under Service System: Preliminary Research in Service Innovation and Emerging Technology
The purpose of the preliminary experimental research is to study the following two research questions to investigate service innovation: (1) We study the concept of service design from its overview history, de...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Older Adults’ Perceptions and Use of Digital Engagement Channels: In the Case of Automobile Insurance Services
Online self-service applications are becoming increasingly available across different consumer-facing industries. While online channels offer potential benefits including cost savings, efficiency and convenien...
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Article
Technology and aging: the jigsaw puzzle of design, development and distribution
The successful adoption and use of technology products and services for older adults remain limited. Although technological developments promise improved quality of life for older adults, ageism and access gap...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Expert Interview Study of IoT Wearable Technologies for an Aging Population from Product, Data, and Society Dimensions
This research focuses on investigating the product, data, and society dimensions around IoT (Internet of Things) wearable technologies with insights and empirical knowledge from exploratory expert interviews. ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Home as a Platform: Levels of Automation for Connected Home Services
Tomorrow’s home will not only be a place to live, but will be a platform of services and experiences provided by an interconnected ecosystem of technologies. This platform requires a framework that describes ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Smarter Homes for Older Adults: Building a Framework Around Types and Levels of Autonomy
The types and levels of autonomy have been deeply discussed and, in some cases, standardized in the areas of human robot interaction, autonomous vehicles, and spaceflight vehicles. However, there is not an es...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Oldest Olds’ Perceptions of Social Robots
Social robots are gaining attention as potential tool for improving older adults’ social and emotional well-being. A mixed-method study with a panel of older adults 85 years of age and older explored how the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Map** the Future of Hearables: Lessons from Online and the “Oldest Old” Consumers
Living with hearing loss presents challenges for an aging population. Hearing loss without intervention is associated with a plethora of negative consequences for older adults including loneliness, cognitive d...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Impact of Virtual Reality (VR) Experience on Older Adults’ Well-Being
Aging often leads to decreased social engagement. While technology has the potential to improve the quality of life among older adults, not much is known about effects of new technologies, including virtual re...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Technology and Service Usage Among Family Caregivers
Family caregivers often assist their care recipients with a wide variety of activities ranging from basic personal care to transportation, medication management, finances and more. Furthermore, many caregivers...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Age Differences in Acceptance of Self-driving Cars: A Survey of Perceptions and Attitudes
As self-driving cars begin to make their way on to the road, there is a growing need for research to understand acceptance of the technology among potential users. This study looked at responses from a nation...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Acceptance of Automated Driving Across Generations: The Role of Risk and Benefit Perception, Knowledge, and Trust
The eventual adoption of automated vehicles seems inevitable. With the potential to reduce traffic accidents caused by human error [1], decrease congestion, increase mobility, and yield more efficient use of com...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Older Adults’ Experiences with Technology: Learning from Their Voices
When develo** technologies for older adults, it is important to have them involved in the design process to identify needs, expectations and requirements correctly and comprehensively. However, communication...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Analysis of User-Generated Multimedia Data on Medication Management and Consumption Behavior Using Data Mining Techniques
Technology-enabled tools have been suggested as a solution to assist older adults in the management and consumption of medications. However, existing systems and studies are often limited by incomplete underst...
