Gerontechnology as a field of endeavour

Rehabilitación cognitiva por ordenador en personas mayores: programa gradior

“…Las consecuencias de este cambio demográfico plantean dificultades para dar respuesta a las necesidades de atención de este grupo poblacional. Es conocido que durante el proceso de envejecimiento los problemas relacionados con la capacidad funcional se incrementan, incluyendo la vitalidad en general, la movilidad y las habilidades motoras, la visión, la audición y la memoria (Bouma, Fozard y van Bronswijk, 2009). En el proceso de envejecimiento, la cognición es un tema central, existe un declive en el sistema cognitivo humano debido a la edad (Eshkoor, Hamid, Mun y Ng, 2015).…”

Healthy building environments for ageing adults

“…Topics addressed in this journal vary from technologies for health and self-esteem, housing and daily living, communication and governance, and work and leisure according to the gerontechnology matrix 1 . This matrix provides researchers with a frame in which they can lay the focus of their research in seeking technology applications which benefit the ageing society.…”

Health care paradigms in transition

“…A possible tool to maintain oversight on this huge reservoir of technological options and solutions for increased functioning of older people is the gerontechnology impact matrix that plots five main domains of human life against four types of goal 18,19 . Top level of goals concerns enrichment of daily life, indicated as 'enhancement & satisfaction' including leisure and artistic expression, whereas active prevention ('prevention & engagement'), compensation and relevant support for trailing physical, perceptual and cognitive functions ('compensation & assistance) and care support ('care support & organization) are the other major goals that technological interventions may serve.…”