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The Role of Assistive Technology in Enabling Older Adults to Achieve Independent Living: Past and Future.
Anna Sweeting;
Katie Warncken;
Martyn Patel
ABSTRACT
In this viewpoint article we describe the marked increase in the use of Assistive Technology (AT) by Older Adults over the last 25 years, and also explain the way in which that use has expanded not just in an increase in the terms of total number of users, but also by going beyond the typical scopes of use of 1999 to reach new categories of users. We outline some of the key driving forces behind this expansion, such as population demographic changes, technological advances, and the promotion of AT as a means to support Ageing in Place.
We also discuss why our experience in North Norfolk, notably the United Kingdom’s most Old Age Dependent district, suggests that co-creation may be the key to not just successful research trials in the field of AT, but also key to the successful sustained adoption of AT beyond its original scope of use.
Citation
Please cite as:
Sweeting A, Warncken K, Patel M
The Role of Assistive Technology in Enabling Older Adults to Achieve Independent Living: Past and Future