Using Technology to Improve Care of Older Adults

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Using Technology to Improve Care of Older Adults

Editors

Diane Chau,

Thomas Osborne,

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Description

Grounded in a unique team-based geriatrics perspective, this book delivers a broad range of current, evidence-based knowledge about innovative technology that has the potential to advance the care and well-being of older adults. It provides key information about the development, selection, and implementation of technology products, and describes research evidence, education-based initiatives, and systems thinking. The book also examines challenges and barriers to implementation, adoption, and innovation.

From telehealth and assistive technology in the home to simulation and augmented reality in educational settings, the text provides a hands-on, field-tested articulation of how products can aid in the transitional care process, chronic care delivery, and geriatrics/gerontology education. It discusses technology developments in rural areas, home telehealth, wearable technology, personalized medicine, social robots, technology to assist seniors with cognitive impairments, and the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance health care of older adults. The text is written to help health care professionals select the appropriate technology for their needs.

KEY FEATURES:

Describes the most current technology resources, evidence, and developments for older adult care
Based on a team-centered approach
Written by interprofessional health care providers experienced in implementing, developing, and adopting technology to assist older adults
Addresses the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for transforming aging with technology across transitions of care

Contents

Contributors

Preface

I. FOUNDATION

1. Current Major Challenges in Aging and Targets for Technology

Ender Ricart, Thomas F. Osborne, Leonid A. Gavrilov, and Gavin W. Hougham

2. Promoting Technology Adoption and Engagement in Aging

Ashley Reynolds and Thomas F. Osborne

II. LOCATIONS OF CARE

3. Transitions of Care and Technology Integration

Aroop K. Pal, Diane Chau, and Jessica L. Kalender-Rich

4. Home Telehealth

Thomas F. Osborne, John Russo, Jr., Bryan T. Arkwright, and Joel J. Reich

5. Telemedicine and Its Effects on Elder Care in Rural Areas

Roxana Aminbakhsh

III. TARGET CONDITIONS

6. Technology Design for Frailty

Adriana J. Salas, Ashley Reynolds, and Colin M. Thomas

7. Technology and Cognitive Impairment

Ian C. Neel, Roxana Aminbakhsh, Lauren Cook, and T. J. McCallum

8. Advances in Medication Adherence Technology in the Elderly Population

Kevin M. Krcmarik

9. Technological Advancements in Pain Management in the Elderly Population

Muhammad A. Waqar, Kelly Conright, Dawn R. Currie, and Jessica C. Cate

IV. SPECIFIC TOOLS

10. Personalized Medicine and Wearable Devices

Andrew Michael and Thomas F. Osborne

11. Social Robots and Other Relational Agents to Improve Patient Care

Victor H. S. Wang and Thomas F. Osborne

12. Artificial Intelligence and Its Potential to Improve the Health of Older Adults

Gavin W. Hougham, Amir M. Rahimi, Bruce A. McClelland, Nancy J. McMillan, Michael A. Schwemmer, David A. Friedenberg, Jeremy Bellay, Andrew J. Landgraf, and Thomas F. Osborne

13. Advances in Health Education Technology

Ashley Reynolds, Thomas F. Osborne, John Waggoner, Renee Melton, Ramin Motarjemi, Jürgen P. Schulze, and Diane Chau

Index

Authors

Diane Chau, MD, is Associate Professor at UC San Diego. She is also the Medical Director of GeriJoy, a tele-monitoring device company for seniors.

Thomas F. Osborne, MD, is the Director of Medical Informatics at Virtual Radiologic, a national radiology practice providing telemedicine services to over 2,100 hospitals and clinics in all 50 states as well as multiple different countries. He is also the Director of Research at MEDNAX, a national multispecialty medical group which comprises the nation’s leading providers and is reshaping the delivery of care with evidence-based solutions.

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