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Technology as a Pathway for Older People to Engage in Activities Promoting Successful Ageing

Technology as a Pathway for Older People to Engage in Activities Promoting Successful Ageing

Luísa Teixeira-Santos, Elzbieta Bobrowicz-Campos, Filipa Ventura, Vitor Parola, Adriana Coelho, Maria de Lurdes Ferreira Almeida, Isabel Gil, Maria Teresa Moreno-Casbas, João Apóstolo
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781668452950|ISBN10: 1668452952|EISBN13: 9781668452967
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch034
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Teixeira-Santos, Luísa, et al. "Technology as a Pathway for Older People to Engage in Activities Promoting Successful Ageing." Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 605-624. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch034

APA

Teixeira-Santos, L., Bobrowicz-Campos, E., Ventura, F., Parola, V., Coelho, A., Almeida, M. D., Gil, I., Moreno-Casbas, M. T., & Apóstolo, J. (2022). Technology as a Pathway for Older People to Engage in Activities Promoting Successful Ageing. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society (pp. 605-624). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch034

Chicago

Teixeira-Santos, Luísa, et al. "Technology as a Pathway for Older People to Engage in Activities Promoting Successful Ageing." In Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 605-624. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch034

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the use of technology on older adult health promotion. During the ageing process, they experience changes in physical, cognitive, psychological, and social domains. Frailty is the most problematic expression of ageing and entails a high risk of adverse outcomes. In order to prevent it, healthcare professionals must intervene on health promotion. However, it's impossible to continuously monitor the health status of thousands of people. Technologies can bridge the gap between older people's home and the hospital. Especially those with sensors, allow healthcare professionals to continuously monitor the older people's health status and evaluate the health parameters to prioritize care and alert to necessary behavioral changes. The seniors become more aware and responsible for their health, increasing their literacy, autonomy, and well-being. They become more engaged in activities that promote successful ageing. In this chapter, the authors address one of many research projects that monitor the health parameters of older people in a community setting through wearable sensors.

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