# Aging and Health Informatics Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · 2020 · $49,992

## Abstract

Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) affect the health and well-being of aging adults
in many ways, yet older adults’ adoption and use of new ICTs lag behind those of younger people.
Understanding older adults’ diverse needs and preferences is essential for facilitating the learning and use of
eHealth/mHealth tools by older adults and their caregivers. Much effort has been devoted to the computational
and engineering aspects of health informatics, much less to the social, behavioral, and cultural aspects of
health informatics, particularly in relation to aging and the community. To address the intersection of current
trends in aging and technology requires interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration. For this, researchers
from different fields and disciplines, who by training tend to speak different vocabularies, must find common
ground. Although in the health sciences the current trend in aging is well recognized and has been studied
extensively, this has not been the case in informatics. Older adults are an understudied population in the
design and development of new technology, including informatics tools. In addition, a common challenge for
researchers is to find research sites willing to facilitate participant recruitment, data collection, and
implementation of interventions. Meanwhile, community organizations are in great need of innovative
interventions that may benefit their community members. The specific aims of the proposed Aging and Health
Informatics Conference (AHIC) are as follows:
Aim 1. To draw systematic attention to the currently understudied social, behavioral, and cultural aspects of
health informatics, particularly in relation to aging and the community;
Aim 2. To bring together researchers and practitioners in the health sciences and the science of informatics to
discover shared interests and common ground in issues related to aging, and to build innovative
interdisciplinary collaborations; and
Aim 3. To serve as a forum for researchers to share their experiences with community organizations serving
the older population, learn about these senior-oriented community organizations’ needs and preferences, and
explore innovative models of partnerships with community organizations that can benefit older adults.
 The highly interdisciplinary AHIC will feature participants from a wide range of academic fields and
disciplines. We will also encourage participation of non-academics working with and for older adults, including
those from government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels; staff and administrators of public
libraries, senior centers, senior-living facilities, and other community organizations serving the older population;
and members of the industry designing technology for aging users and their caregivers. PI Bo Xie has done
extensive research and teaching on aging and health informatics and has assembled a strong team of
interdisciplinary experts who will support and contribute to th...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9993867
- **Project number:** 1R13AG067668-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
- **Principal Investigator:** Bo Xie
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $49,992
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-15 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9993867

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9993867, Aging and Health Informatics Conference (1R13AG067668-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9993867. Licensed CC0.

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