Use of handheld technology by older adult caregivers as part of a virtual support network

2006 Pervasive Health Conference and Workshops, PervasiveHealth

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Becker, Shirley Ann ^a   Webbe, Frank ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Assistive technology; Coordinated healthcare systems; Gerotechnology; PocketPC; Usability

Indexed keywords

WEBSITES;

AGING IN PLACE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; GEROTECHNOLOGY; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; POCKET-PC; USABILITY;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 85073637365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361696     Document Type: Conference Paper

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