Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles
Pilot live-in trial at the GatorTech Smarthouse
Publication Title
Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
ISSN
0882-7524
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
This article reports on a pilot study conducted on the first person to live in the GatorTech smarthouse. An elder's first reaction to staying in the smarthouse was evaluated by questionnaire, in-depth interviews, and tracking of technology use. Primary themes that emerged were (1) an enthusiasm and openness to having increased technology assistance with daily household tasks, and (2) discomfort with the reliability between the human and computer interface. The results of this pilot study will guide the future development of the GatorTech Smart home emerging technologies.
DOI
10.1159/000329892
Volume
23
Issue
1
First Page
73
Last Page
84
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
NSUWorks Citation
Davenport, Rick; Johnson, H.; Helal, S.; and Mann, W., "Pilot live-in trial at the GatorTech Smarthouse" (2007). Department of Occupational Therapy Program Faculty Articles. 20.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_faculty_articles/20