title: Older adults' participation in the development of smart environments: an integrated review of the literature.
abstract: Smart environments are being developed to support older adults aging in place. However, the design contributions of the older users have not been explicated. The purpose of this review of literature was to determine how older adults' ideas are being incorporated into the design of smart environments. Twenty-one research articles, incorporating older adults' preferences into the design and evaluation of smart environments are presented. Although only one study was found that used findings from older adult focus groups in the design and development of their system, the findings indicate that older adults are open to living in technically advanced environments if doing so would improve their quality of life and help them stay in their own homes, and that incorporating older adults ideas about smart environments improve the desirability of smart homes.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, 126 Skinner Hall, 651 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, USA. jacelon@nursing.umass.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jacelon
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States