Presentation Information
[P-38-01]Technology and Aging in Indonesia: Ethical and Cultural Reflections on Human Identity in Later Life
*Leonardo Alfonsius Paulus Lalenoh, Profitasari Kusumaningrum, Martina Wiwie Setiawan Nasrun (Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia(Indonesia))
Keywords:
technology,aging,ethical,cultural,older
Background
The rapid development of technology offers new possibilities for supporting older adults. However, its adoption raises ethical and cultural questions—particularly in Indonesia, where aging and caregiving are deeply shaped by tradition and communal values.
Objectives
This study explores how assistive technologies—such as hearing aids, mobility tools, and AI-based monitoring—affect perceptions of identity, autonomy, and human connectedness among Indonesian older adults.
Method
A conceptual literature review was conducted using English and Bahasa Indonesia sources, focusing on technology, culture, and aging. Five relevant articles were analyzed to identify emerging ethical and psychological themes.
Results
Technology was seen as both empowering and alienating. While it may enhance physical function and independence, many older adults expressed concerns about losing social roles, being left behind, or “becoming machines.” These anxieties were more pronounced where cultural expectations emphasized interdependence and humility in aging.
Conclusion
Technology must be integrated in ways that respect cultural frameworks and personal meaning. Rather than focusing solely on efficiency, we must ask how technology shapes the sense of self and human continuity in old age.
The rapid development of technology offers new possibilities for supporting older adults. However, its adoption raises ethical and cultural questions—particularly in Indonesia, where aging and caregiving are deeply shaped by tradition and communal values.
Objectives
This study explores how assistive technologies—such as hearing aids, mobility tools, and AI-based monitoring—affect perceptions of identity, autonomy, and human connectedness among Indonesian older adults.
Method
A conceptual literature review was conducted using English and Bahasa Indonesia sources, focusing on technology, culture, and aging. Five relevant articles were analyzed to identify emerging ethical and psychological themes.
Results
Technology was seen as both empowering and alienating. While it may enhance physical function and independence, many older adults expressed concerns about losing social roles, being left behind, or “becoming machines.” These anxieties were more pronounced where cultural expectations emphasized interdependence and humility in aging.
Conclusion
Technology must be integrated in ways that respect cultural frameworks and personal meaning. Rather than focusing solely on efficiency, we must ask how technology shapes the sense of self and human continuity in old age.