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The Future of Aging and Digital Health

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In the introduction to this book, we wrote about the fundamental shift in the demographic transition that has created a significant problem with a health sector that was designed for a very different epidemiological profile. In 1900, about the time that the foundations of our current health system were being created, the average life expectancy was around 47.

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  1. 1.

    http://blog.aarp.org/2012/07/09/aging-at-home-with-the-help-of-technology/.

  2. 2.

    http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/general/health-caregiving-mobile-technology.pdf.

  3. 3.

    Enterprise Forum Northwest, 2011, Boomers, Technology and Health: Consumers Taking Charge! http://www.mitwa.org/sites/default/files/files/MITEF%20NW%20Boomers%20Technology%20and%20Health%20Report.pdf.

  4. 4.

    (ibid). Also see Chronic Diseases: The Power to Prevent. The Call to Control. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2009.

  5. 5.

    http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412026_health_care_costs.pdf.

  6. 6.

    http://agelab.mit.edu/successful-aging-complex-system.

  7. 7.

    http://web.mit.edu/coughlin/Public/Publications/Coughlin-Lau%20Public%20Policy%20&%20Aging%20Report%20Winter%202006.pdf.

  8. 8.

    Magnolia Price survey, 2011.

  9. 9.

    Orlov, Laurie, July 2012. The Future of Home Care Technology.

  10. 10.

    Ibid. p. 9.

  11. 11.

    http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/fallcost.html.

  12. 12.

    http://www.medgadget.com/2012/08/new-wireless-sensor-can-predict-the-future-for-fall-risk-patients.html.

  13. 13.

    http://mobihealthnews.com/5675/att-develops-smart-slippers-for-fall-prevention/.

  14. 14.

    Many of the applications in this chapter are covered in more detail by the Center for Technology and Aging (2011). mHealth Technologies: Applications to Benefit Older Adults.

  15. 15.

    Ibid.

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Ranck, J. (2016). The Future of Aging and Digital Health. In: Ranck, J. (eds) Disruptive Cooperation in Digital Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40980-1_4

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