TY - CHAP
T1 - Technology and Cognitive Empowerment for Healthy Elderly: The Link between Cognitive Skills Acquisition and Well-Being
AU - Serino, Silvia
AU - 27256,
AU - FACOLTA', DI PSICOLOGIA
AU - Psicologia, MILANO - Dipartimento di
AU - Pedroli, E.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The progressive growth of the ageing population represents opportunities as well as challenges. Consistently,
the identification of effective cognitive empowerment programs in elderly population is now a worldwide
health policy priority, specially for their preventive effect. In this chapter, within the paradigm of Positive
Technology, the main focus will be on the use advanced technologies as effective tools for a new class
of applications aimed at improving the traditional cognitive empowerment in elderly. Specifically, the
attention will be devoted on how advanced technologies may be used to support elderly in reaching
engaging and self-actualizing experiences. On the basis of the most recent evidence in literature, it will
be discussed the possible advantages in using such advanced technologies for improving well-being in
frail elderly: coupled with an increase in cognitive skills acquisition, the advantages may range increased
self-efficacy and decreased subjective weakness, with a consequent improvement in both physical and
cognitive performance.
AB - The progressive growth of the ageing population represents opportunities as well as challenges. Consistently,
the identification of effective cognitive empowerment programs in elderly population is now a worldwide
health policy priority, specially for their preventive effect. In this chapter, within the paradigm of Positive
Technology, the main focus will be on the use advanced technologies as effective tools for a new class
of applications aimed at improving the traditional cognitive empowerment in elderly. Specifically, the
attention will be devoted on how advanced technologies may be used to support elderly in reaching
engaging and self-actualizing experiences. On the basis of the most recent evidence in literature, it will
be discussed the possible advantages in using such advanced technologies for improving well-being in
frail elderly: coupled with an increase in cognitive skills acquisition, the advantages may range increased
self-efficacy and decreased subjective weakness, with a consequent improvement in both physical and
cognitive performance.
KW - Cognitive Empowerment
KW - Frailty
KW - Positive Technology
KW - Cognitive Empowerment
KW - Frailty
KW - Positive Technology
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/75421
U2 - 10.4018/978-1-4666-9986-1.ch008
DO - 10.4018/978-1-4666-9986-1.ch008
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781466699878
SP - 195
EP - 214
BT - Integrating Technology in Positive Psychology Practice
A2 - Villani, D., Cipresso, P., Gaggioli, A., Riva, G
ER -