Older Adults' Perspectives of Smart Technologies to Support Aging at Home: Insights from Five World Cafe Forums.

ABSTRACT: Globally, there is an urgent need for solutions that can support our aging populations to live well and reduce the associated economic, social and health burdens. Implementing smart technologies within homes and communities may assist people to live well and 'age in place'. To date, there has been little consultation with older Australians addressing either the perceived benefits, or the potential social and ethical challenges associated with smart technology use. To address this, we conducted five World Cafés in two Australian states, aiming to capture citizen knowledge about the possibilities and challenges of smart technologies. The participants (n = 84) were aged 55 years and over, English-speaking, and living independently. Grounding our analysis in values-based social science

SUBMITTER: Street J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9266000 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature