Tearing down walls for the homebound elderly

Jennifer L. Gregg

doi:10.1145/634067.634336

Tearing down walls for the homebound elderly

Jennifer L. Gregg

CLA - Dean's Office

Michigan State University

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Abstract

It is estimated that by 2030, there will be about 70 million older adults, more than twice their number in 1990 [I], indicating a growing number of frail elderly who are more likely to become socially isolated because of chronic health conditions due to advancing age. The purpose of this study was determine if emerging telecommunication technologies could help to change the social framework of homebound and mobility-limited people's lives. Four plain-old-telephone-service (POTs) -based videoconferencing units were placed in the homes of shutin elderly for six months. Interviews conducted at three time points indicate participants felt more connected to their community because of the technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI'01 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'01
Pages	469-470
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/634067.634336
State	Published - 2001
Event	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2001 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: Mar 31 2001 → Apr 5 2001

Publication series

Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2001
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle, WA
Period	3/31/01 → 4/5/01

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

Keywords

Elderly
Isolation
Social network
Telemedicine
Video conferencing

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