Towards a practical framework for managing the risks of selecting technology to support independent living

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 599-606

  Monk, Andrew ^a   Hone, Kate ^b   Lines, Lorna ^b   Dowdall, Alan ^b   Baxter, Gordon ^a   Blythe, Mark ^a   Wright, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dependability; Disabilities; Domestic technology; Elderly; Independent living; Risk analysis; Risk management

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DEPENDABILITY; DISABILITIES; DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY; ELDERLY PEOPLE; INDEPENDENT LIVING;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; INDEPENDENCE; LONELINESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33744967687     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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