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@MISC{Goyal_technologyinterventions,
author = {V C Goyal and Usha Dixit},
title = {Technology Interventions for Elderly People},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The population is ageing worldwide. The demographic change accompanied with fast changing family structure due to forces like urbanization and migration necessitate that vast resources will be required towards support, care and treatment of older persons. With massive increase in older population and ageing people, unprecedented challenges are found in the field of health care, infrastructure support, quality of life, etc. The use of technology to support comfortable and dignified living of older persons is mentioned in recent Government policy documents (e.g. National Policy on Older Persons). There exists a vast scope of technology interventions for welfare of elderly people in the country so that the technologies are accessible, affordable and adaptable to the specific needs. This paper tries to capture some of these new initiatives and suggest a roadmap for future activities in the area based on technological developments in Indian context.
Keyphrases
elderly people technology intervention recent government policy document vast resource unprecedented challenge technological development family structure demographic change indian context infrastructure support vast scope health care future activity massive increase towards support migration necessitate older person dignified living national policy new initiative
