Technology in old age from a psychological point of view

Claudia Oppenauer*, Barbara Preschl, Karin Kalteis, Ilse Kryspin-Exner

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to foster interdisciplinary research on technology use in old age by including psychological theories and dimensions such as cognitive, motivational and emotional factors which referring to recent research studies highly influence acceptability and usability of technical devices in old age. Therefore, this paper will focus on psychological theories in the context of ageing with regard to attitudes towards technology use, acceptability and the importance of user involvement at the very beginning of technological product development and design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHCI and Usability for Medicine and Health Care - Third Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society, USAB 2007, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages133-142
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783540768043
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society, USAB 2007 - Graz, Austria
Duration: 22 Nov 200722 Nov 2007

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4799 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society, USAB 2007
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityGraz
Period22.11.200722.11.2007

Keywords

  • Accessibility
  • Assistive technology
  • Gerontopsychology
  • Home-care
  • Usability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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