Eldercare Technology for Clinical Practitioners

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alwan, Majd (Editor), Felder, Robin A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Series: Aging Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

The proportion of the world’s population of individuals over the age of 60 is expected to double to 20% by 2030. This change in the demographic, and its potential economic impact on industrialized nations has prompted active research in automated systems for functional and health status monitoring a...

Table of Contents:

• Functional Assessment Technologies
• Mobility and Gait Assessment Technologies
• Intelligent Mobility Aids for the Elderly
• Sleep and Sleep Assessment Technologies
• Vision Impairment Assessment and Assistive Technologies
• Managing Hearing Loss in Older Adults
• Falls, Fall Prevention, and Fall Detection Technologies
• Computerized Methods for Cognitive Testing.