DocumentCode
781218
Title
Innovations in health, wellness, and aging-in-place
Author
Coughlin, Joseph F. ; Pope, James
Author_Institution
MIT AgeLab, Cambridge, MA
Volume
27
Issue
4
fYear
2008
Firstpage
47
Lastpage
52
Abstract
This paper discusses innovations for older people in health and in wellness. This article presents the opportunity for intelligent technologies in the home, identifies today´s apparent innovation gap indicated by the slow diffusion of existing smart technologies, and describes an integrated consumer-centric approach that may offer promise in translating inventions into innovations in people´s lives across the lifespan.
Keywords
Gerontechnology; health care; intelligent materials; patient monitoring; socio-economic effects; telemedicine; aging; consumer-centric approach; health; innovation gap; intelligent technology; smart technology; wellness; Aging; Business; Demography; Diseases; Domestic safety; Educational institutions; Health and safety; Medical services; Senior citizens; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MEMB.2008.919493
Filename
4558138
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