RERC TechSAge: Making a Difference to the Lives of Older Adults with Disability Through Design and Technology

Sanford, Jon A.; Gonzalez, Elena T.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39943-0_9

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“…Building on an earlier version of the model ( Sanford & Gonzalez, 2016 ), which integrated models from the WHO (2001 , 2005 ) with Lawton’s Ecological Model of Person-Environment Fit ( Lawton & Nahemow, 1973 ), the TechSAge Aging and Disability Model ( Figure 3 ) describes both the conceptual similarities between traditional geriatric and rehabilitation approaches to aging or disability, respectively, and their differences from a perspective of aging with disability regarding the understanding of user needs, the impact of contextual factors, and the expected performance outcomes given contextual supports.…”

Section: Techsage Aging and Disability Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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Section: Techsage Aging and Disability Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%