Human Factors Interventions for the Health Care of Older Adults

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Preface OVERVIEW AND GENERAL ISSUES Health Care of Older Adults: The Promise of Human Factors Research, A.D. Fisk and W.A. Rogers Needs and Requirements in Health Care for the Older Adult: Challenges and Opportunities for the New Millennium, B.H. Beith COGNITIVE ISSUES Consideration of Memory Functioning in Health Care Intervention With Older Adults, A.D. Smith, Cognitive-Linguistic Aging: Considerations for Home Health Care Environments, C.D. Qualls, J.L. Harris, and W.A. Rogers, Medical Uncertainty and the Older Patient: An Ecological Approach to Supporting Judgment and Decision Making, A. Kirlik and R. Strauss Exercise, Aging, and Cognition: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind? A.F. Kramer, S. Hahn, E. McAuley, N.J. Cohen, M.T. Banich, C. Harrison, J. Chason, R.A. Boileau, L. Bardell, A. Colcombe, and E. Vakil HOME HEALTH CARE AND CAREGIVING The State of Telecommunication Technologies to Enhance Older Adults' Access to Health Services, P. Whitten Overview and Intervention Approaches to Family Caregiving: Decomposing Complex Psychosocial Interventions, R. Schulz, S. Czaja, and S. Belle Telecommunication Technology as an Aid to Family Caregivers, S.J. Czaja TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE A Patient-Centered Approach to Automated Telephone Health Communication for Older Adults, D.G. Morrow and V.O. Leirer Communication in Health Care Tactics for Older Adults: The Case of Heart Patients, T.B. Sheridan, J.F. Coughlin, D. Kim, and J.M. Thompson Designing Medical Devices for Older Adults, D. Gardner-Bonneau COMPUTERS AND HEALTH CARE Computer Interface Issues for Health Self-Care: Cognitive and Perceptual Constraints, M. Charness and P. Holley Searching the World Wide Web: Can Older Adults Get What They Need? A.J. Stronge, N. Walker, and W.A. Rogers