TY - GEN
T1 - The safety net of aging in place
T2 - 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2018
AU - Wang, Xiying
AU - Knearem, Tiffany
AU - Gui, Fanlu
AU - Gupta, Srishti
AU - Zhu, Haining
AU - Williams, Michael
AU - Carroll, John M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Active engagement in social activities is important to maintain and promote healthy aging. In this study, we further investigate how older adults take the initiative role to support their health and well-being. To understand their active participation towards aging, we conducted an interview study with ten retirees who are “aging in place” (adults 65 and older who live independently). Our findings suggest that older adults are naturally developing a network of connections, which we refer to as their safety net. We have identified five social circles inside this safety net: predetermined, chosen, interest-based, location-based, and shared-identity circles. Each circle has a different impact on the support of older adults’ health and well-being. Based on these findings, we suggest taking the safety net into consideration when designing technologies to promote and maintain healthy aging.
AB - Active engagement in social activities is important to maintain and promote healthy aging. In this study, we further investigate how older adults take the initiative role to support their health and well-being. To understand their active participation towards aging, we conducted an interview study with ten retirees who are “aging in place” (adults 65 and older who live independently). Our findings suggest that older adults are naturally developing a network of connections, which we refer to as their safety net. We have identified five social circles inside this safety net: predetermined, chosen, interest-based, location-based, and shared-identity circles. Each circle has a different impact on the support of older adults’ health and well-being. Based on these findings, we suggest taking the safety net into consideration when designing technologies to promote and maintain healthy aging.
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U2 - 10.1145/3240925.3240935
DO - 10.1145/3240925.3240935
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85058133386
SN - 9781450364508
T3 - PervasiveHealth: Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
BT - Proceedings of the 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2018
A2 - Minsky, Noga
A2 - Osmani, Venet
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 21 May 2018 through 24 May 2018
ER -