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Growing up with a chronic disease can take its toll on children and their families, and if
poorly managed, be disruptive to children's long-term health and wellbeing. While parents …

Fall detectors are a form of remote monitoring assistive technology that have the potential to
enhance the wellbeing of adults at risk from falling. In this paper, the ethical issues raised by …

Older People Meet Robots Three Case Studies on the Domestication of Robots in Everyday
Life Frennert, Susanne Page 1 Older People Meet Robots Three Case Studies on the …

Due to memory loss, people with dementia are increasingly disorientated in space, time, and
identity, which causes profound experiences of insecurity, anxiety, and homesickness. In the …

Health researchers have long acknowledged the limitations of self-reporting in studies of
health in the home and have consequently sought various methods to broaden research …

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book shows how the use of information and communication …

Older People Meet Robots Page 1 Older People Meet Robots Three Case Studies on the
Domestication of Robots in Everyday Life Susanne Frennert DOCTORAL DISSERTATION …

This paper explores the dynamics of temporary urban residency. It looks at the relationships
between domesticity, mobility and improvisational housing–all relevant to Britain's housing …

There are many different anthropological traditions of material culture studies in Europe, as
well as beyond. And yet the materialities of age and ageing nevertheless tend to be …