Category:
User Experience
Net4Age Ontology Terms:
aging
, autonomy
, city
, comfort
, housing
, technology
, usability
Description:
The paper reviews the international literature on age-friendly communities and identifies key attributes associated with creating a sustainable environment for seniors. It critically evaluates emerging policy trends and models and suggests directions for future research attention.
Overview:
This article focuses on the Age-Friendly Cities initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO). While the initiative aims to create environments that support healthy aging, it lacks explicit consideration of technology. The article highlights the significance of technology in contemporary and future societies and discusses the gaps in the WHO's age-friendly cities model in this regard. It proposes a new age-friendly framework that incorporates technology, offering insights and recommendations for countries with a high human development index seeking to become fully age-friendly. The work contributes to various fields, including gerontology, urban development, computer science, and gerontechnology.
Objectives:
The ultimate goal is to promote healthier and more age-friendly environments that are adaptable to contemporary and future societies, taking into account the importance of technology
Initiatives:
The article introduces innovation by emphasizing the need to integrate technology within the age-friendly framework, recognizing the vital role of technology in contemporary societies.
Shortcomings:
Initiative has potential but is not specific to WG1
Relevance:
4
Relevance Description:
Initiative has potential but is not specific to WG1, could be implemented in WG4
Quality:
4
Opinion:
Initiative has potential but is not specific to WG1, could be implemented in WG4
Recommended:
No
Overlap:
No
Overlap Detail:
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31547204
Keywords:
ageing; ageing in place; digital; digital ecosystem; e-health; gerontechnology; older adults; robots; scenario planning; technology; urban planning.
Submitted By:
Ismail Kirbas
Email:
oscarzanutto@gmail.com