What is it about?
The focus of this ECCE 2017 panel was on digital technology in healthcare and elderly care. The discussion concerns the design of technology and the use of technology for health.
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Why is it important?
Information technology is increasingly used to support healthcare for the ageing population. How it is designed in relation to users' needs and preferences is a key concern.
Perspectives
It is a myth to think that old people are uncomfortable with new technology. What matters is how it is designed in relation to what people want to do and know. Many younger people also experience problems with new technology, and in both cases this is due to inappropriate designs. Existing design approaches are not working, or are not adequately taken up.
Professor John Waterworth
Umea Universitet
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This page is a summary of: Digital technology in healthcare and elderly care, September 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3121283.3121425.
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