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Assistive Robotics and an Ecology of Elders Living Independently in Their Homes
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For elders who remain independent in their homes, the home becomes more than just a place to eat and sleep. The home becomes a place where people care for each other, and it gradually subsumes all activities. This article reports on an ethnographic study of aging adults who live independently in their homes. Seventeen elders aged 60 through 90 were interviewed and observed in their homes in 2 Midwestern cities. The goal is to understand how robotic products might assist these people, helping them to stay independent and active longer. The experience of aging is described as an ecology of aging made up of people, products, and activities taking place in a local environment of the home and the surrounding community. In this environment, product successes and failures often have a dramatic impact on the ecology, throwing off a delicate balance. When a breakdown occurs, family members and other caregivers have to intervene, threatening elders' independence and identity. This article highlights the interest in how the elder ecology can be supported by new robotic products that are conceived of as a part of this interdependent system. It is recommended that the design of these products fit the ecology as part of the system, support elders' values, and adapt to all of the members of the ecology who will interact with them.
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- Authors
- Forlizzi, J., DiSalvo, C., & Gemperle, F.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Venue
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-06-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 25-59
- ISSN
- 0737-0024 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2037270833
- Cited by
- 224
- References
- 31
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- FWCI
- 19.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Human-Computer Interaction (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- KiltHub Repository (submittedVersion)
- KiltHub Repository
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (15213, 0121426)
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Research Committee, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Keywords
- assistive robotics, independent living, older adults, family environment, aging in place, caregiver interventions, family caregiving
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