Older adults use of ICT

This area aims at analysing the psychosocial aspects of older adults’ use of ICT for health and quality of life.

Projects

TECHCARE: Training on the adaptability of the Assisted Living Technologies in home and community care (2017-2020)

Funding: Erasmus+ Project. Ref.  2017-1-DE02-KA202-004212.

Objective: Promotion of the ethical and practical adaptation of assisted living technologies in long term care through a training addressed to caregivers.  https://techcareproject.eu/blog/

Team: Ruth Dankbar (PI) (Wohlfahrtswerk für Baden-Württemberg), Eulàlia Hernández, Modesta Pousada, Beni Gómez-Zúñiga, Alicia Aguilar, Francesc Saigí and Daniel Gómez (UOC), Giorgos Koumanakos (Frontida Zois-Greece),  Eugenio Mantovani (Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Belgium).

GERIATIC (2005-2006)

Funding: Secretary of Telecommunications and Information Society (Catalonia Government) and 22@ Barcelona, S.A.

Objective: Elaboration of basic material for the creation of the model for the functioning of the GeriaTIC project of the 22@ district in Barcelona.  http://HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.7238/IN3WPS.V0I6.896

Team: Eulàlia Hernández (PI) (PSiNET), Modesta Pousada i Beni Gómez-Zúñiga (PSiNET), Esther Arozarena (UAB).