Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement - CREATE

项目摘要 老龄化和科技的格局发生了戏剧性的变化。在这些国家中，技术的采纳量正在增加 老龄化的成年人；更多的研究人员正在关注这个主题(其中许多人是创造的后代)；技术是 越来越多地被认为是满足老年人支持需求的解决方案；以及更多的技术产品 是卖给老年人的。这些趋势突显了研究和研究中心的持续重要性 老龄和技术进步教育(CREATE)。医疗保健和医疗领域的技术部署 日常活动越来越多，人工智能(AI)等技术的进步也越来越多 旨在支持老年人。然而，在设计和稳健的研究评估中，老年人往往被忽视 这些系统对老年人的可用性、安全性和有效性是有限的。即使是在较老的技术中 对于采用者来说，技术的快速变化带来了挑战，因为不断需要适应和 不断地学习。此外，在包括族裔在内的许多老年群体中，这一认识仍然滞后。 少数民族、老年群体、社会经济地位较低的人、生活在农村地区的人或有认知障碍的人 轻度认知障碍(MCI)或阿尔茨海默病/阿尔茨海默病相关的损害 痴呆症(AD/ADRD)。此应用程序请求继续支持Create、已建立的 专注于老年人和技术的多学科、凝聚力、高生产率和创新中心 互动。Create的目标是确保老年人能够使用并实现技术的好处。 Create V有新的愿景，扩大的研究计划和团队，以及目标人群，如 通过MCI，扩展的技术专业知识，以及接触到一系列资源、社区和临床合作伙伴。 鉴于年龄是认知障碍的重要风险因素，如MCI和AD/ADRD， 对于日常功能的认知，我们计划的研究的重点是使用新兴技术来帮助 保持认知健康，为有认知障碍的人提供支持。我们的研究计划 包括三个高度集成的跨站点项目，重点是：1)增强认知健康和认知能力 社会参与和预防认知障碍；2)为患有MCI的成年人提供支持并使用 评估进一步认知功能下降的创新技术，如转换为AD/ADRD；以及3)提供 为有和没有认知障碍的人提供健康管理活动的认知支持。我们的十字架- 现场方法使我们能够检查异质性，以响应我们有希望的干预措施。我们的节目将 还包括一个扩大的试点研究计划，以支持新的研究和调查人员。创建遗嘱 涉及三个主要地点：威尔·康奈尔医学院、佛罗里达州立大学和伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校。J. 沙利特将继续担任迈阿密大学的联合领导人。我们还将利用其他校区的教职员工支持和 机构。该中心将包括行政、数据和技术开发以及传播核心， 外部科学和社区咨询委员会，以及行业咨询委员会。

Project Summary The landscape of aging and technology has changed dramatically. Uptake of technology is increasing among aging adults; more researchers are focusing on this topic (many of whom are CREATE progeny); technology is increasingly being considered as a solution for the support needs of aging adults; and more technology products are marketed to seniors. These trends underscore the continued significance of the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). Deployment of technology in healthcare and day-to-day activities is increasing and advances in technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly aimed at supporting older adults. Yet, aging adults are often ignored in design, and robust research evaluating the usability, safety, and efficacy of these systems with older adults is limited. Even among older technology adopters, rapid changes in technology pose challenges in terms of the constant need for adaptation and continual learning. Further, there remains a lag in uptake among many older adult sub-groups, including ethnic minorities, older cohorts, those of lower socio-economic status, those living in a rural location, or with a cognitive impairment such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's Disease/Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). This application is a request for continued support for CREATE, an established multidisciplinary, cohesive, highly productive, and innovative Center that focuses on aging adults and technology interactions. CREATE’s goal is to ensure that older adults are able to use and realize the benefits of technology. CREATE V has a new vision, expanded research program and teams, and target populations, such as those with MCI, expanded technical expertise, and access to an array of resources, community and clinical partners. Given that age is a significant risk factor for cognitive impairments such as MCI and AD/ADRD, and the criticality of cognition to everyday functioning, a thrust of our planned research is on using emerging technologies to help maintain cognitive health and provide support for those with cognitive impairments. Our Research Program includes three highly integrated cross-site projects focused on: 1) enhancing cognitive health and cognitive and social engagement and preventing cognitive impairment; 2) providing support for adults with MCI and using innovative techniques to assess further cognitive decline such as conversion to AD/ADRD; and 3) providing cognitive support for health-management activities for those with and without cognitive impairments. Our cross- site approach allows us to examine heterogeneity in response to our promising interventions. Our Program will also include an expanded Pilot Research Program to support new research and investigators. CREATE will involve three main sites: Weill Cornell Medicine, Florida State U. and the U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. J. Sharit will remain as a Co-Leader (U. of Miami). We will also draw on faculty support from other campuses and institutions. The Center will include Administrative, Data and Technical Development, and Dissemination Cores, External Scientific and Community Advisory Boards, and an Industry Advisory Council.