Smart technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT), have the potential to play a significant role in enabling older people to age in place. Although there has been substantial development of new applications of sensor technology in the home, this has tended to be tele-health focused, and there has been less work done on the role of IoT and ageing in place that more broadly considers caregiving and the built environment. Research in the field of IoT development and evaluation has recognised a number of challenges and limitations associated with past smart technology developments to support Ageing in Place, calling for user centeredness and better integration with broader systems. Compounding this, research into Ageing in Place and home environments has focused on built environments and largely ignored the impact of technology in the lives of older people staying at home. Recognising a gap in acknowledging the potential impact of technology on Ageing in Place theories, the purpose of this paper is to conceptualise a way of framing smart technology within an Ageing in Place model that acknowledges the interaction of smart technology with the built environment and caregiving and to present a framework for visualising the interactions that take place. A review of Environmental Gerontology model development is undertaken and a new model is presented that recognises the role of technology in Ageing in Place. Based on this model, a template is developed and three case studies of older people’s experiences of smart home technology, home modifications and caregiving are mapped out. These are used to demonstrate “proof of concept” of the relationships put forward in the HAST model and the pre-curser for a template to help people map smart technology and its role in supporting caregiving and ageing in place. This paper’s position is that technologies such as IoT further support the role of the built environment and caregiving to produce outcomes that enable older people to remain autonomous, independent, safe and well at home. However, a number of risks were also identified through the case studies, the issues of maintenance, cost and ease of use, and willingness to use are considerations and potential barriers to the benefits of smart technology.

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到位的老化和物联网–智能家居技术，建筑环境和护理如何相交

智能技术和物联网（IoT）在推动老年人到位的过程中可能发挥重要作用。尽管在家庭中传感器技术的新应用已经有了实质性的发展，但是这倾向于远程医疗，并且在物联网和老化的作用方面进行的工作较少，更广泛地考虑了照料和建房。环境。物联网开发和评估领域的研究已经认识到与过去的智能技术发展相关的许多挑战和局限性，以支持就地老化，呼吁以用户为中心并更好地与更广泛的系统集成。更加复杂的是 就地老龄化和家庭环境的研究主要集中在建筑环境上，而很大程度上忽略了技术对留在家中老年人生活的影响。认识到在承认技术对就地老化理论的潜在影响方面存在差距，因此本文的目的是概念化在就地老化模型中构建智能技术的方法，该模型认可了智能技术与建筑环境以及护理和看护的相互作用。提供一个可视化发生的交互的框架。对环境老年学模型开发进行了回顾，并提出了一个新模型，该模型认识到技术在就地老化中的作用。基于此模型，开发了一个模板，并针对老年人的智能家居技术体验进行了三个案例研究，计划进行家庭装修和照顾。这些用于演示HAST模型中提出的关系的“概念验证”和模板的前光标，以帮助人们绘制智能技术及其在支持照料和老龄化方面的作用。本文的立场是，诸如IoT之类的技术进一步支持建筑环境和护理的作用，以产生使老年人能够保持自主，独立，安全和在家中舒适的结果。但是，通过案例研究也发现了许多风险，维护，成本和易用性以及使用意愿是智能技术优势的考虑因素和潜在障碍。这些用于演示HAST模型中提出的关系的“概念验证”和模板的前光标，以帮助人们绘制智能技术及其在支持照料和老龄化方面的作用。本文的立场是，诸如IoT之类的技术进一步支持建筑环境和护理的作用，以产生使老年人能够保持自主，独立，安全和在家中舒适的结果。但是，通过案例研究也发现了许多风险，维护，成本和易用性以及使用意愿是智能技术优势的考虑因素和潜在障碍。这些用于演示HAST模型中提出的关系的“概念验证”和模板的前光标，以帮助人们绘制智能技术及其在支持照料和老龄化方面的作用。本文的立场是，诸如IoT之类的技术进一步支持建筑环境和护理的作用，以产生使老年人能够保持自主，独立，安全和在家中舒适的结果。但是，通过案例研究也发现了许多风险，维护，成本和易用性以及使用意愿是智能技术优势的考虑因素和潜在障碍。本文的立场是，诸如IoT之类的技术进一步支持建筑环境和护理的作用，以产生使老年人能够保持自主，独立，安全和在家中舒适的结果。但是，通过案例研究还发现了许多风险，维护，成本和易用性以及使用意愿是智能技术优势的考虑因素和潜在障碍。本文的立场是，诸如IoT之类的技术进一步支持建筑环境和护理的作用，以产生使老年人能够保持自主，独立，安全和在家中舒适的结果。但是，通过案例研究也发现了许多风险，维护，成本和易用性以及使用意愿是智能技术优势的考虑因素和潜在障碍。