Technology adoption review for ageing well: analysis of technical solutions

Ishaya Gambo; M Victoria Bueno-Delgado; Kerli Mooses; Francisco J Melero Muñoz; Rina Zviel-Girshin; Aliaksei Andrushevich; Michael Mrissa; Agnieszka Landowska; Kuldar Taveter

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1169192

Technology adoption review for ageing well: analysis of technical solutions

Front Public Health. 2023 Sep 20:11:1169192. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1169192. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ishaya Gambo^{1

2}, M Victoria Bueno-Delgado³, Kerli Mooses¹, Francisco J Melero Muñoz^{3

4}, Rina Zviel-Girshin⁵, Aliaksei Andrushevich^{6

7}, Michael Mrissa^{8

9}, Agnieszka Landowska¹⁰, Kuldar Taveter¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
² Department of Computer Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
³ Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Antiguo Cuartel de Antigones, Cartagena, Spain.
⁴ Technical Research Centre of Furniture and Wood of the Region of Murcia, Yecla, Spain.
⁵ School of Engineering, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel.
⁶ HomeLab, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, Switzerland.
⁷ Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus.
⁸ InnoRenew CoE, Izola, Slovenia.
⁹ Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (FAMNIT), University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.
¹⁰ Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland.

Abstract

While several technological solutions are available for older adults to improve their wellbeing and quality of life, little is known about the gaps between the needs, provided solutions, and their adoption from a more pragmatic perspective. This paper reports on reviewing existing technological solutions for older adults, which span the work life, life in the community, and wellbeing at home. We analyzed 50 different solutions to uncover both negative and positive features of these solutions from the perspective of the impact of technology adoption on the quality of life of older adults. Our approach harnesses holistic reasoning to determine the most suitable technologies available today and provides suggestions for improvement toward designing and implementing better solutions.

Keywords: Information and Communication Technologies; Internet of Things; Quality of Life; ageing well; healthy lifestyle; older adults; technology adoption.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Healthy Aging*
Quality of Life*
Technology

Grants and funding

The research work presented in this paper is based on work performed in the COST Action CA16226 Indoor living Space Improvement: Smart Habitat for the Elderly, supported by the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) organization. The research work presented in this paper has received funding from the Pilots for Healthy and Active Ageing (Pharaon) project of the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 857188 and from the European Social Fund via the IT Academy programme. MM gratefully acknowledges the European Commission for funding the InnoRenew project (Grant Agreement #739574) under the Horizon2020 Widespread-Teaming program and the Republic of Slovenia (investment funding of the Republic of Slovenia and the European Regional Development Fund).