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Unobtrusive, In-home Walking Assessment Will Benefit Research & Users’ Health
, TechnologyPreviously in aging in action, we discussed a new in-home sensor monitoring system designed to detect patterns in the physical activity of community-dwelling older adults.…
Read MoreImproving Online Health Literacy
, TechnologyWith the amount of available web-based health information and the increasing demands on individuals to make their own health care decisions, online health literacy is…
Read MoreIs Motion Sensor Monitoring Appropriate for You or Your Loved One?
, TechnologyHome monitoring technologies have existed at least since the 1990s as a way of helping at-risk older adults age in place. The first such technologies…
Read MoreHearing Aids: Who’s Using Them?
, TechnologyMultiple studies have shown that hearing loss has a variety of negative effects. Hearing impairment contributes to a range of social and functional limitations, and…
Read MoreThe Choice to Adopt Monitoring Technology
, TechnologyTo support the health and independence of older adults, scientists and engineers have recently developed some new and promising technologies, including in-home systems that remotely…
Read MoreNew Technology for Ongoing In-Home Health Assessment
, TechnologyResearchers and practitioners in the field of aging must be able to detect individual change in health status over time. Current methodology in the study…
Read MoreDoes Internet Use Affect Offline Social Networks of Users Age 50 and Up?
, TechnologyWith the proportion of older adults using the internet increasing every year, researchers have begun to examine how the internet affects various aspects of their…
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