Technology-Supported Health Measures and Goal-Tracking for Older Adults in Everyday Living

摘要

In this paper, we review in-home technologies for use by older adults and the potential for technology-supported health measures to support independent living by connecting older adults, informal caregivers, and health care providers. We outline areas for new research that include platforms for technology integration, software for integrated data analytics, design for usability, and patient goal elicitation. Within this research agenda, meaningful health measurements must be defined, stakeholder interactions must be understood, and technologies must be standardized to enable large-scale community-based field studies beyond small-scale feasibility studies.