9th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Limited but satisfied: Low SES older adults experiences of aging in place

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259095,
        author={Ginger White and Tanya Singh and Kelly Caine and Kay Connelly},
        title={Limited but satisfied: Low SES older adults experiences of aging in place},
        proceedings={9th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
        year={2015},
        month={8},
        keywords={low ses urban rural aging aging in place gerentechnology},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259095}
    }
    
  • Ginger White
    Tanya Singh
    Kelly Caine
    Kay Connelly
    Year: 2015
    Limited but satisfied: Low SES older adults experiences of aging in place
    PERVASIVEHEALTH
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259095
Ginger White1, Tanya Singh1, Kelly Caine2, Kay Connelly1,*
  • 1: Indiana University
  • 2: Clemson University
*Contact email: connelly@indiana.edu

Abstract

While many aging in place technologies have been explored in the literature, few have focused on low socioeconomic status (SES) populations. Contextual observations (n=8) were used to gain an in-depth view of the daily needs and challenges of low SES older adults and to provide insights into their experiences of health in and around the home. Our findings have implications not only for the kinds of technologies this population could benefit from, but the way in which such technologies are designed to fit into their current lifestyle.