Addressing Maslow’s deficiency needs in smart homes

Brink, M Michiel; Bronswijk, van Jemh Annelies

doi:10.4017/gt.2013.11.3.008.00

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“…In the case of smart-home products for AAL, a scenario defines what the older person needs from the system at a given time, how this need is met by the smart-home, and under what circumstances (external variables) the need should be satisfied. We used 10 previously created AAL scenarios that cover many of the types of support required by older people (Brink et al, 2013) (Table 1).…”

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“…Such a framework provides a uniform platform to serve and to integrate heterogeneous devices and services. It has been shown that a uniform platform is required to arrive at a widespread introduction of AAL systems (Brink & Bronswijk, 2013;Franchimon F & Brink M, 2009). Functions of such a platform vary from dealing with complex heterogeneity problems, to providing the support for context awareness (Gámez & Fuentes, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing Smart-Home Platforms for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)

Brink

Alonso

Bronswijk

2013

International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence

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Smart-home platforms support applications, services, and devices for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). The developers of those platforms commonly focus on technological requirements only, without having a clear understanding of end-users such as older adults living independently. Moreover, since there are no functional testing methods for AAL platforms, the authors introduce a testing methodology for smart-home platforms and use it to test two platforms for their suitability: the universAAL platform that is based on an ontology model, and the 'Universal Plug and Play' (UPnP) platform in combination with 'Digital Home Compliant' (DHC) framework (first version), both using fixed terminology and descriptions. The authors first developed a comprehensive overview the support older people may need from a smart home. The authors then developed scenarios that cover many of those needs and used the scenarios as test cases in functional tests in a simulation environment. The results show that 4/5 of the smart-home applications in the AAL scenarios will not work without a platform extension. This demonstrates the importance of these extensions. Therefore, the use of an ontology model for platforms is advisable because of its quick and easy adaption to new devices and services, needed for the worldwide rollout of smart-homes for AAL.

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Assessing Smart-Home Platforms for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)

Brink

Alonso

Bronswijk

2013

International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence

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“…However, in our approach to design and evaluation of AT connected to aspirations in gerontology we and others have found the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs to be useful [3]. According to Maslow different levels of needs are motivational drivers of decision-making processes.…”

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Informal Carer Role in the Personalisation of Assistive Solutions Connected to Aspirations of People with Dementia

Filippis

Craven

Dening

2014

Ambient Assisted Living and Daily Activities

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. Abstract. The increase in the elderly population over the last thirty years with consequent increase in the number of people living with dementia (PwD) has resulted in a research focus on improving quality-of-life and well-being beyond basic needs, to address psychosocial needs and to provide technological support for these. As part of a UK industry-led, publically supported, project Connecting Assistive Solutions to Aspirations (CASA), research is being conducted to inform the design of assistive technology packages that are aspiration-led. Focus groups were conducted with informal carers (family relatives) of persons with dementia to elicit views on technology use for increasing independence of PwD (with a carer living at home). The focus groups were analysed through thematic analysis and the results have been used to produce personas and scenarios for creation of demonstrator assisted living packages.

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