Applied Health Technology

Dear Colleagues,

Applied health technology is the interdisciplinary study of how health directly or indirectly relates to the application and results of technology interventions. It has a firm user perspective, where both the inherent qualities of the technology and the user’s perception of the same technology together make up the resulting functionality. Various design perspectives together with the domain of knowledge from the health disciplines creates the intersection where AHT can be found, sharing research interests with, among others, interaction design, health informatics, and product development in the health area.

One area in AHT that is coming increasingly into focus with the demographic changes, is the use of health technology by older people—gerontechnology. Gerontechnology aims at good health, full social participation, and independent living up until a high age, with the research, development, or design of products and services in order to increase the quality of life. The age-appropriate design and facilitation of technology adoption are important in order to ensure the functionality and removal of various barriers to usage. A common factor in the research is older people’s possibilities and problems with the digitization of various societal functions and arenas, including health and care as well as older people’s use of the Internet, as well as ICT tools for cognitive, psychosocial, and physical aging.

For this Special Issue on “Applied Health Technology”, we invite submissions that examine the design, impact, and/or effect of health technology artifacts or services on aging persons. Apart from this, all papers addressing the application of technology in a health or care setting are encouraged. Researchers are invited to contribute novel work to be considered for publication in this Special Issue. Submissions should include original articles or brief reports.

Prof. Dr. Peter Anderberg
Guest Editor

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