TY - JOUR
T1 - Grand Challenges of Smart Technology for Older Adults
AU - Zhou, Jia
AU - Salvendy, Gavriel
AU - Boot, Walter R.
AU - Charness, Neil
AU - Czaja, Sara
AU - Gao, Qin
AU - Holzinger, Andreas
AU - Ntoa, Stavroula
AU - Rau, Pei Luen Patrick
AU - Rogers, Wendy A.
AU - Stephanidis, Constantine
AU - Wahl, Hans Werner
AU - Ziefle, Martina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Smart devices, systems, and services are transforming various aspects of daily life, offering new opportunities for the well-being of older adults. This article explores the grand challenges associated with evolving smart technology for the aged population. Based on the collective effort of 13 experts, their insights were categorized into six grand challenges of smart technology for older adults: DISUSE (underutilization of smart technology), USE (user knowledge, goal complexity, and risk-potential tradeoff), MISUSE (overreliance on smart technology), ABUSE (in appropriate application of smart technology), TIME (evolving relationship between older adults and smart technology), DOMAIN (potential and barriers of technology use in health, home, and work). Each grand challenge is further elaborated through its components or emerging issues, leading to implications for elderly-friendly smart technology. Addressing these challenges requires collaborative efforts to ensure that smart technology effectively enhances active and healthy aging.
AB - Smart devices, systems, and services are transforming various aspects of daily life, offering new opportunities for the well-being of older adults. This article explores the grand challenges associated with evolving smart technology for the aged population. Based on the collective effort of 13 experts, their insights were categorized into six grand challenges of smart technology for older adults: DISUSE (underutilization of smart technology), USE (user knowledge, goal complexity, and risk-potential tradeoff), MISUSE (overreliance on smart technology), ABUSE (in appropriate application of smart technology), TIME (evolving relationship between older adults and smart technology), DOMAIN (potential and barriers of technology use in health, home, and work). Each grand challenge is further elaborated through its components or emerging issues, leading to implications for elderly-friendly smart technology. Addressing these challenges requires collaborative efforts to ensure that smart technology effectively enhances active and healthy aging.
KW - Smart technology
KW - abuse
KW - challenges
KW - disuse
KW - misuse
KW - older adults
KW - technology evolution
KW - use
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U2 - 10.1080/10447318.2025.2457003
DO - 10.1080/10447318.2025.2457003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105001075679
SN - 1044-7318
VL - 41
SP - 4439
EP - 4481
JO - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
JF - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
IS - 7
ER -