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Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology
Limited uptake and use of developed technologies by older adults have prompted interest in participatory design and related approaches in the gerotechnology field. Despite this, recent systematic reviews suggest that researchers continue to passively engage older adults in research projects, often o...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33675641 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab026 |
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author | Grigorovich, Alisa Kontos, Pia Jenkins, Amanda Kirkland, Susan |
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description | Limited uptake and use of developed technologies by older adults have prompted interest in participatory design and related approaches in the gerotechnology field. Despite this, recent systematic reviews suggest that researchers continue to passively engage older adults in research projects, often only providing advice or feedback in the early or later phases of research. A key barrier to more meaningful and active engagement of older adults is a lack of understanding as to how participatory design differs from other participatory approaches, and in particular, participatory action research. We address this gap in understanding by exploring the theoretical similarities and differences of participatory design and participatory action research, including their scope, goals, and the nature of the involvement of older adults in each. We conclude with key barriers that are critical to address in order to achieve greater involvement of older adults in gerotechnology and to broaden and enrich the goals of this field. |
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spelling | pubmed-89631522022-03-29 Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology Grigorovich, Alisa Kontos, Pia Jenkins, Amanda Kirkland, Susan Gerontologist Forum Limited uptake and use of developed technologies by older adults have prompted interest in participatory design and related approaches in the gerotechnology field. Despite this, recent systematic reviews suggest that researchers continue to passively engage older adults in research projects, often only providing advice or feedback in the early or later phases of research. A key barrier to more meaningful and active engagement of older adults is a lack of understanding as to how participatory design differs from other participatory approaches, and in particular, participatory action research. We address this gap in understanding by exploring the theoretical similarities and differences of participatory design and participatory action research, including their scope, goals, and the nature of the involvement of older adults in each. We conclude with key barriers that are critical to address in order to achieve greater involvement of older adults in gerotechnology and to broaden and enrich the goals of this field. Oxford University Press 2021-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8963152/ /pubmed/33675641 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab026 Text en © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Forum Grigorovich, Alisa Kontos, Pia Jenkins, Amanda Kirkland, Susan Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology |
title | Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology |
title_full | Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology |
title_fullStr | Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology |
title_full_unstemmed | Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology |
title_short | Moving Toward the Promise of Participatory Engagement of Older Adults in Gerotechnology |
title_sort | moving toward the promise of participatory engagement of older adults in gerotechnology |
topic | Forum |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33675641 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab026 |
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