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Gerontechnology, the Glossary

Index Gerontechnology

Gerontechnology, also called gerotechnology, is an inter- and multidisciplinary academic and professional field that combines fields in gerontology and technology.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: Activities of daily living, Assistive technology, Biomechatronics, Communication, Construction worker, Design research, Designer, Developmental psychology, Disease, Economics, Education, Engineer, Environmental psychology, Evidence-based practice, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health, Health informatics, Housing, Inclusive design, Leisure, Lifestyle (social sciences), Manufacturing, Medicine, Nursing, Politics, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Population ageing, Quality of life, Singapore, Technology, Universal design, Vitality, Well-being.

  2. Technology

Activities of daily living

Activities of daily living (ADLs) is a term used in healthcare to refer to an individual's daily self-care activities.

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Assistive technology

Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly.

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Biomechatronics

Bio-mechatronics is an applied interdisciplinary science that aims to integrate biology and mechatronics (electrical, electronics, and mechanical engineering).

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Communication

Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information.

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Construction worker

A construction worker is a worker employed in the physical construction of the built environment and its infrastructure.

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Design research

Design research was originally constituted as primarily concerned with ways of supporting and improving the process of design, developing from work in design methods.

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Designer

A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans.

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Developmental psychology

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives.

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Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.

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Economics

Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Education

Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.

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Engineer

Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost.

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Environmental psychology

Environmental psychology is a branch of psychology that explores the relationship between humans and the external world.

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Evidence-based practice

Evidence-based practice is the idea that occupational practices ought to be based on scientific evidence.

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Geriatrics

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly. Gerontechnology and geriatrics are ageing and Gerontology.

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Gerontology

Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. Gerontechnology and Gerontology are ageing.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Health informatics

Health informatics is the study and implementation of computer structures and algorithms to improve communication, understanding, and management of medical information.

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Housing

Housing refers to the usage and possibly construction of shelter as living spaces, individually or collectively.

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Inclusive design

Inclusive design is a design process in which a product, service, or environment is designed to be usable for as many people as possible, particularly groups who are traditionally excluded from being able to use an interface or navigate an environment.

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Leisure

Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time.

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Lifestyle is the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Nursing

Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence".

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Politics

Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

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Polytechnic University of Catalonia

The Technical University of Catalonia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña; UPC), currently referred to as BarcelonaTech, is the largest polytechnic university in Catalonia, Spain.

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Population ageing

Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population because of declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Gerontechnology and population ageing are ageing.

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Quality of life

Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Technology

Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way.

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Universal design

Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to people, regardless of ageism, disability or other factors.

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Vitality

Vitality is the capacity to live, grow, or develop.

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Well-being

Well-being, or wellbeing, also known as wellness, prudential value, prosperity or quality of life, is what is intrinsically valuable relative to someone.

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See also

Technology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerontechnology

Also known as Gerontological design, Gerotechnology.