Lynn McInnes - New Dynamics of Ageing

Main findings• Very little change pre and post usage of devices• Majority did not mind people knowing where they were• Routines• Don’t do anything they are ashamed of• ‘We are a very laid back bunch’• Don’t see benefit as perceive themselves as ‘healthy’• Do see benefit for others e.g. Alzheimer's• If changes were noted:• More concerned over personal privacy post use via response toquestionnaire – but same concern did not emerge in interviews• Worried over losing independence and control• Post use rate system effective resource