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Practice, systems and technology for seniors

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This paper explores how research teams in Intel’s Digital Health Group are using ethnography to identify ‘designable moments’—spaces, times, objects, issues and practices which suggest opportunities for appropriate interventions. It argues that technology innovation should aim to incorporate the views, experiences and practices of users from the start of the design process to support independent living and develop culturally sensitive enhancements that contribute towards wellbeing and a life of quality for local older populations.

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  1. Digital Health, Intel Corp, Collinstown Industrial Estate, Leixlip, Ireland

    David Prendergast & Simon Roberts

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Prendergast, D., Roberts, S. Practice, systems and technology for seniors. Univ Access Inf Soc 8, 59–61 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-008-0131-2

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