
Technology
Hearing Aids: Who’s Using Them?
Multiple studies have shown that hearing loss has a variety of negative effects. Hearing impairment contributes to a range of social and functional limitations, and…
The Choice to Adopt Monitoring Technology
To 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…
New Technology for Ongoing In-Home Health Assessment
Researchers and practitioners in the field of aging must be able to detect individual change in health status over time. Current methodology in the study…
Does Internet Use Affect Offline Social Networks of Users Age 50 and Up?
With the proportion of older adults using the internet increasing every year, researchers have begun to examine how the internet affects various aspects of their…
