Abstract

The Empowering Older Adults with Assistive Technology to Shop, Cook and Eat curriculum was designed to provide education about concepts of empowerment and assistive technology for grocery shopping, preparing food, and eating. The curriculum included examples and hands-on demonstrations of assistive technology devices for grocery shopping, food preparation, and eating. Results of post-then-pre evaluation with 100 participants revealed significant increases in awareness and comfort using assistive technology devices. Evaluation indicated education and hands-on demonstrations increased awareness of the importance of older adult nutrition and older adult empowerment through use of assistive technologies designed to facilitate independent living.

Citation

Hermann, J.R., Johnston, J.H., Brosi, W.A. & Jaco, L. (2012). Evaluation of a Cooperative Extension Service Curriculum on Empowering Older Adults with Assistive Technology to Grocery Shop, Prepare Food, and Eat. Journal of Extension, 50(5),. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/157159/.

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Keywords

• assistive technology
• Cooking Instruction
• curriculum
• Demonstrations (Educational)
• Eating Habits
• Empowerment
• Extension Education
• Nutrition
• Older Adults
• Pretests Posttests
• Program Effectiveness
• Purchasing
• Questionnaires
• Workshops