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ArticleThe Gerontologist2025

The Use of Technology to Support Cognitive Diversity Among Older Adults.

Sara J Czaja, Walter R Boot, Neil Charness, Wendy A Rogers

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Sara J CzajaWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Walter R BootWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Neil CharnessWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1002-3439
Wendy A RogersUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0787-2130

Funding

Project 3: Technology Tools for Cognitive Support for Health Management Activities for Aging Adults with and without Mild Cognitive ImpairmentP01AG073090 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JOSEPH SHARIT · 2022 to 2026
$17.6M
ACL HHS 90REGE0012NIA NIH HHS AG073090NIA NIH HHS AG17211NIA NIH HHS P01 AG073090NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older adults represent a remarkably heterogeneous population that is diverse in many dimensions, including cognition. Cognitive diversity includes normative age-related changes in cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and more severe impairments such as dementia. The causes and nature of these cognitive impairments (CIs) are varied, extending beyond MCI and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to encompass stroke, Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain injury. When developing cognitive support strategies, it is crucial to account for the wide range of cognitive diversity and the differing cognitive patterns and trajectories within older adult populations. In this regard, intersectionality is an important consideration given the increased diversity of the older adult population and the existence of health disparities among underrepresented groups. This paper focuses on demonstrating how technology applications can provide cognitive support to older adults across the continuum of cognition. Examples of ongoing research in this area are provided from the authors' Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement (ENHANCE) Center, which focuses on developing and evaluating technology support solutions for older adults with a CI, and the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), which focuses on older adults and their interactions with technology systems and ensuring that the benefits of technology can be realized by older adults. We describe our research framework, based on a user-centered design approach, that emphasizes user characteristics, environmental contexts, and the importance of including diverse user groups in design activities.

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AgingCognitionCognitive DysfunctionAgedDementiaHumansTechnologyCognitive impairmentsTechnologyUser-centered design

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PMID40515617
PMCPMC12166496

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