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Automated shuttle buses promise to bring numerous benefits, particularly for groups of people that are not able to drive themselves, such as senior citizens, teenagers, children and people with disabilities. However, these groups are currently ...

As seniors age, their spatial orientation and memory steadily deteriorate, affecting a variety of facets of their everyday lives. Some seniors may become disoriented during basic outings, such as shopping or recreational activities, due to their ...

This work reports on a preliminary analysis of an ongoing study on adoption of tablet computers (tablets) among older adults. Results indicate that only perceived usefulness and knowledge (a dimension of facilitating conditions) are directly associated ...

As the use of Virtual Reality (VR) increases, museums have been using it to create simulations of their artefact collections. However, the level of accessibility, inclusiveness, and engagement of these simulations with senior citizens has been ...

As individuals age, issues such as forgetfulness, falling or exposure to elements can become serious problems that end up reducing their independence. Caretakers or family often accompany seniors when they wish to go out, even for something as simple as ...

Rapid improvements in real-world accessibility conditions have enabled greater mobility of people with disabilities as well as senior citizens. However, while the accessibility information of downtown areas and sightseeing locations is frequently ...

Our experience with digital literacy tutoring for older adults confirms other research that identifies technology-related anxiety as a significant barrier for this constituency. Based on established theories of instructional design, we hypothesize that ...

In entering the digital realm, older adults face obstacles beyond the more clearly understood physical and cognitive barriers traditionally associated with accessibility. This experience report is a collection of narratives from learners and student ...

This paper examines the key role of formal and informal social support in reducing digital inequalities by enabling the digital participation of older people. It is based primarily on research conducted on the Sustaining IT use by older people to ...

We report on the necessity, design, proof of concept implementation, and initial evaluation of a basic prototyping kit for senior citizens. Even though elderly users have a rich level of experience and are increasingly computer literate, the maker ...

This research aims at studying health capital depreciation of senior citizens and their corresponding medical care demand. Qualitative response models are constructed, followed by empirical studies. Data is collected from inpatients of Center for ...

As the global population ages and the occurrence of single and "empty nest" elderly household increases, artificial companion agents will play a more important part in seniors' daily life to bridge some of the gaps left by the shortage of caregiving ...

Information technologies (IT) have great potential to improve the everyday lives of senior citizens, but their lack of skills prevents them from exploiting the possibilities. Skilled seniors can effectively teach unskilled seniors based on their deep ...

Research on e-inclusion and innovation policy on a national and supra-national (European Union) level not always shows to what extent successful e-inclusion and innovation policy have been pursued. Therewithal the aims of national e-inclusion and ...

The past decade has seen healthcare costs rising faster than government expenditure in most developed countries. Various telehealth solutions have been proposed to make healthcare services more efficient and cost-effective. However, existing telehealth ...

Smartphones with touchscreen-based interfaces are increasingly used by non-technical groups including the elderly. However, application developers have little understanding of how senior users interact with their products and of how to design senior-...

The rapid aging and aging-in-place policies of the Dutch population has brought an increase in the demand for suitable dwellings. Domotics defined as: the advanced technological equipments and services in the domestic environment to sustain and to ...

An individual's social network has a strong impact on his or her mental and physical health. This is of particular consequence for senior citizens who are at greater risk of social isolation after retirement, due to loss of spouse, mobility issues, and ...

For older adults with chronic pain, maintaining social ties can be difficult. Both chronic pain and social isolation compound each other and are associated with poor health outcomes. Our research explores how technology can be used to facilitate ...

In this paper, we present the SHARE-it approach to the integration of agent technology with other existing technologies to build specific intelligent and semi-autonomous assistive devices for older persons and people with disabilities (both cognitive ...