Abstract
According to the United States Census Bureau's 2017 National Population, by 2030, more than twenty percent of U.S. residents are projected to be age 65 and older. Utilizing a wearable geriatric simulator, this project provided students an understanding of living the experience of aging and its associated physiological changes.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Omega
Lead Author Affiliation
York College, The City University of New York, Jamaica, New York, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Aging, Geriatric Experience, Wearable Simulator
Recommended Citation
Alexandre, Margarett, "Incorporating the senior experience" (2019). Convention. 13.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/posters_2019/13
Conference Name
45th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Year
2019
Rights Holder
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Incorporating the senior experience
Washington, DC, USA
According to the United States Census Bureau's 2017 National Population, by 2030, more than twenty percent of U.S. residents are projected to be age 65 and older. Utilizing a wearable geriatric simulator, this project provided students an understanding of living the experience of aging and its associated physiological changes.
Description
45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.