Understanding the role of technology for meeting the support needs of older adults in the USA with functional limitations

Harrington, Christina; Mitzner, Tracy L.; Rogers, Wendy A.

doi:10.4017/gt.2015.14.1.004.00

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“…Multiple large-scale surveys have been conducted to collect descriptive data about the disability population (e.g., the National Health and Aging Trends Study; Montaquila, Freedman, Spillman, & Kasper, 2012 ; the National Long-Term Care Survey; Manton, 2004 ; and the American Community Survey; U.S. Census Bureau, 2014a ). However, given the varying operationalization of the definition of disability in these surveys it is difficult to assess the underlying functional limitations ( Harrington et al, 2015 ). It is also impossible to disentangle activity and participation difficulties caused by a pre-existing impairment versus those caused by age-related changes.…”

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“…While there are many interventions to address the support needs of individuals who are experiencing normal aging, the needs of people who are aging with impairments have generally been neglected (e.g., Beer, Mitzner, Stuck, & Rogers, 2015 ; Campbell & Putnam, 2017 ; Harrington et al, 2015 ). These needs include supports for managing chronic diseases and engaging in physical exercise to optimize health ( Beer, Mitzner, Stuck, & Rogers, 2015 ; Mitzner, McBride, Barg-Walkow, & Rogers, 2013 ); performing daily activities (e.g., Beer, Mitzner, Stuck, & Rogers, 2015 ; Luo, Hawkley, & Waite, Cacioppo, 2012 ; U.S. Administration on Aging, 2016 ); and participating in community activities (e.g., Yang & Sanford, 2012 ).…”

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“…Supportive technologies may be higher-tech, advanced technologies such as robotics or lower-tech technologies such as grabbers and reachers. A distinction can also be made between traditional assistive technologies (AT) and off-the-shelf consumer technologies, sometimes referred to as everyday technologies ( Harrington et al, 2015 ). The potential of technology as a solution for the growing aging population has been a focus in the United States as well as internationally ( Kohlbacher & Herstatt, 2011 ; Rogers & Fisk, 2010 ).…”

Section: Closing the Gap: Techsage Technology Intervention Modelmentioning

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Closing the Capacity-Ability Gap: Using Technology to Support Aging With Disability

Mitzner

Sanford

Rogers

2018

Innovation in Aging

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There is a critical need to develop supports for older adults who have a wide range of abilities, including those aging with long-term impairments. Without appropriate support, many individuals will be functioning below optimal levels and will face participation barriers. Technology holds great promise to provide individualized support for a wide range of abilities and for a variety of domains. To ensure technology interventions are designed well and meet research-documented user requirements, we need more specific, actionable models to provide guidance for those developing and designing interventions. In this paper, we present the TechSAge Aging and Disability Model to bridge models from the aging and disability literatures and to disambiguate the population of individuals aging into disability from those aging with disability (i.e., pre-existing impairments). We also present the TechSAge Technology Intervention Model to support aging with pre-existing impairments, which provides direction and touch points for technology interventions. These models reflect the complex and dynamic interaction between age-related changes and an individual’s prior capabilities and limitations. We describe the need for these models with respect to filling a gap in the disability and aging literature by highlighting the importance of differentiating between age-related changes and long-term impairments when designing interventions. We also show the need for quantitative and qualitative data to refine the models given complexities of the current state of the literature and survey data. The TechSAge Technology Intervention Model can be used to drive and inform technology redesign and development.

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Closing the Capacity-Ability Gap: Using Technology to Support Aging With Disability

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Sanford

Rogers

2018

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“…AT can enhance people's independence and compensate for age-related health conditions and losses (Schulz et al, 2015). Harrington et al (2015) review of the use of AT among older adults reported that 14%-18% of older adults in private homes used any kind of AT, while this use increased with age (Harrington et al, 2015). Although robotics is another relevant type of AT, in our article, we focus on AT that have already been implemented in older adults' everyday settings (Peine & Neven, 2019) including hearing aids, wheelchairs, and emergency call systems.…”

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Assistive Technology and Mobile ICT Usage Among Oldest-Old Cohorts: Comparison of the Oldest-Old in Private Homes and in Long-Term Care Facilities

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This study examines technology adoption among oldest-old cohorts (80+) in private homes and long-term care facilities and analyzes relationships between individual characteristics, the living environment, and different kinds of assistive technologies (AT) and information and communication technologies (ICT). The data analysis is based on a representative survey of the oldest-old group’s quality of life and well-being in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ( N = 1,863; age range: 80–103; 12.7% long-term care). Descriptive and multiple binary logistic regression analyses were conducted. Fewer than 3% of people in long-term care used internet-connected ICT devices. AT and ICT device adoption is associated with the living environment and individual characteristics (e.g., functional health, chronological age, education, and technology interest), and different patterns of ICT and AT use can be observed. These results indicate that individual characteristics and the living environment are both decisive in the use of technology among the oldest-old group.

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“…Slik vil utfordringene knyttet til implementering av slike teknologier i dag kunne reduseres. Samtidig vet vi fra tidligere studier (Harrington, Mitzner, & Rogers, 2015;Hattink et al, 2016) at eldre jevnt over er motiverte og ganske positive til å ta i bruk ny teknologi. Andre viktige hindringer for teknologiske innovasjon i kommunehelsetjenesten har vaert at teknologien har vaert for lite brukervennlig, det har vaert tekniske feil.…”

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Understanding the role of technology for meeting the support needs of older adults in the USA with functional limitations

Cited by 13 publications

References 34 publications

Closing the Capacity-Ability Gap: Using Technology to Support Aging With Disability

Closing the Capacity-Ability Gap: Using Technology to Support Aging With Disability

Assistive Technology and Mobile ICT Usage Among Oldest-Old Cohorts: Comparison of the Oldest-Old in Private Homes and in Long-Term Care Facilities

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