Older adults' attitudes towards and perceptions of 'smart home' technologies: A pilot study

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-94

  Demiris, George ^a   Rantz, Marilyn J ^b   Aud, Myra A ^b   Marek, Karen D ^b   Tyrer, Harry W ^b   Skubic, Marjorie ^b   Hussam, Ali A ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder care; Smart homes; Telemedicine; Usability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 4544309710     PISSN: 14639238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639230410001684387     Document Type: Article

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