Empowering post-stroke older adults through wheelchair development: a conceptual synthesis for stigma reduction and well-being enhancement

Q Chu, S Hasley bin Ramli, SA Ahmad… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: After a stroke, older adults may encounter social stigma due to their disability and
age. This can cause emotions of shame, low self-esteem, and social isolation. The use of …

Technology in dementia education: an ethical imperative in a digitized world

SE Martin, MT Tam… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Technology can support the delivery of care and improve the lives of people living with
dementia. However, despite a substantial body of evidence demonstrating the benefits and …

Interacting with smart virtual assistants for individuals with dysarthria: a comparative study on usability and user preferences

A Jaddoh, F Loizides, O Rana, YA Syed - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study explores the effectiveness and user experience of different interaction methods
used by individuals with dysarthria when engaging with Smart Virtual Assistants (SVAs). It …

Smart hotel in the eyes of the silver: developing and testing the silver tourists' behavioural intention scale

Z Yan, K Balasubramanian, R Konar… - Current Issues in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous studies have highlighted the behavioural intention of AI and robotics in the
hospitality industry. Nevertheless, the impact of smart hotels on tourists' willingness has …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived Benefit and Satisfaction With a Tablet Computer and an Emergency Smartwatch by Older Adults and Their Relatives: Prospective Real-World Pilot …

P Wiegel, ML Fotteler, B Kohn, S Mayer… - JMIR Human …, 2024 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background Assistive technologies (ATs) have the potential to promote the quality of life and
independent living of older adults and, further, to relieve the burden of formal and informal …

Older adult perspectives on emotion and stigma in social robots

JA Dosso, JN Kailley, GK Guerra… - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Social robot adoption by older adults and people living with dementia is limited
by several barriers, including a lack of emotional alignment with social robots and …

[HTML][HTML] “Dementia Doesn't Mean That Life Doesn't Have More Wonderful Things Ahead”: A Qualitative Study Evaluating a Canadian Dementia Support Services …

MT Tam, S Martin, YF Jiang, A Machado… - Canadian Geriatrics …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Community support programs can improve quality of life for people living with
dementia and their care partners. Important to the successful implementation of such …

“That's me at my best”: perspectives of older adults on involvement in technology research

SE Martin, CC Zhang, MT Tam, JM Robillard - Medical Humanities, 2024 - mh.bmj.com
Creating assistive technology for older adults requires a deep understanding of their needs,
values and preferences. Human-centred approaches can be used to engage older adults in …

Exploring assistive technology stigma: An investigation of wheelchair design for post-stroke older adults in China

Q Chu - 2025 - Taylor & Francis
OVERVIEW Post-stroke older adults frequently experience stigma related to their age and
disability, which is further compounded by the stigma associated with using assistive …

An Algorithm-Based Approach to Map and Analyze the Impacts of Assistive Technologies on the Systemic Players

PAC de Jesus, JW Lourenço, EOB Nara… - … Technology and its …, 2024 - Springer
Products, systems and services characterized as Assistive Technologies (ATs) are
developed to assist people with limited functional capabilities. However, the systemic …